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Secondary Homes – Choosing Relaxation over Vexation
For many, a secondary home is a dream come true. The home may serve as a place to spend vacations, relax, build traditions, and establish a family legacy. It may also be a residence to invest in for the future. Unlike rental or income properties, a secondary home is not rented to others and therefore is usually occupied only periodically throughout the year.
However, with a home that is unoccupied for long periods of time, problems can occur such as water leaks, theft, vandalism, and other maintenance concerns. To prevent your dream home from becoming a nightmare residence, consider the following suggestions to help protect your home-away-from-home while it is unoccupied.
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Participating in the Sharing Economy? Don’t Overlook Potential Exposures
Seventy-two percent of Americans have used some type of shared or on-demand online service. As more individuals opt into the sharing economy—especially short-term vacation rentals—it is increasingly important you don’t overlook potential exposures. Imagine the situation where you decide to … Continue reading
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Tagged home safety, homeowners, liability, sharing economy, vacation homes
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Avoiding Alarming Vacation Home Problems
As summer winds down, it’s time to make sure your alarm system is doing everything it can to protect your vacation home.
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Tagged alarm systems, generators, home monitoring, unoccupied home, vacation homes
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Unoccupied Homes Need Extra Care
A growing range of high-tech products are available to help homeowners mitigate risks from water or mold damage in unoccupied, secondary homes.
