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Home Watch & Estate Management in Old Palm, Palm Beach Gardens
Old Palm is a gated golf community in Palm Beach Gardens, inland from the coast. Homes here face a different set of risks than oceanfront houses: less salt spray, but heat, humidity, heavy summer rain and golf-course irrigation that runs whether you are home or not. Many owners split the year between here and somewhere else, which leaves a large, well-finished house closed for months at a time.
We are an FHWA-certified home watch company owned and run by Nick Martinsen and Wesley Oldham. In Old Palm, our job is to keep a closed house exactly as you left it and ready for your return, with a photo report after every visit sent the same day.
See all of our work in home watch and estate management in Palm Beach Gardens.
Old Palm
What homes here need
Heat and humidity in a closed house
Inland Palm Beach Gardens summers are long and wet. A closed house depends on its air conditioning and dehumidification running correctly every day. We check indoor humidity and temperature, air handlers, condensate lines and drain pans on each visit, and we look for early signs of moisture in closets, wine storage and around windows.
Golf-course edges and drainage
Homes along a course see stray balls, irrigation overspray and water that collects in low spots after storms. We look at windows, screens and lanai enclosures, and we note standing water or drainage problems near the foundation.
Pools and outdoor living
A pool that runs unattended can lose water, grow algae or burn out a pump. We check water level, equipment and the pool service's work, and we look at outdoor kitchens and lanai equipment for weather and pest damage.
Generators and storm season
Even inland, hurricane season means power outages. If the house has a standby generator, we confirm it is serviced and exercised before the season, and our hurricane program covers securing the property and a post-storm check.
Access
How gate and vendor access works
Before our first visit, we register with the Old Palm gate as your authorized home watch company, following the community's process, so routine visits do not need a call to you each time.
We book vendor access in advance, meet each trade at the house and stay while the work is done. You hear from us when they arrive and receive photos when they leave.
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Services
What's included
Old Palm owners who are away for the season usually start with home watch and our arrival and departure preparation, so the house is closed properly in spring and ready in the fall.
- Home watch
Scheduled visits inside and out, with a photo report the same day.
- Estate management
Vendors, maintenance, arrivals and projects run by one accountable owner.
- Hurricane program
Pre-season checks, storm preparation and a post-storm report.
- Arrival and departure preparation
The house opened before you arrive and closed properly when you leave.
Questions
Old Palm questions
- How often do you visit an Old Palm home while the owner is away?
- Most owners choose a weekly or every-other-week visit, with extra visits after storms. Each visit ends with a photo report sent to you the same day.
- Can you get the house ready before we arrive in Old Palm?
- Yes. Our arrival and departure preparation opens the house before you arrive and closes it properly when you leave, including air conditioning settings, pool, refrigerator and a final walk-through.
- What does home watch cost in Old Palm?
- Home Watch starts at $500 a month, Estate Care at $2,000 a month and Private Estate Management at $5,000 a month. We confirm the plan after walking the property.
Tell us about your Old Palm home.
Call an owner directly at 561-351-6323, or send the form and we will reply within one business day.
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