Question by Just a girl!: What are some unexpected vacation home expenses?
I am thinking about a vacation home about 3 hours from my home. Do I have to get a caretaker? Also what are some unexpected vacation home expenses?

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Answer by liza doolittle
I have two houses one is a vacation home. I have a groundskeeper for my rental and a cartaker for the vacation home. He makes sure pipes don’t freeze in the winter and he does the general winter close down. He snow plows in winter and mows in the summer. He checks for leaks and frozen pipes and things going awry. He moves a car in and out of the drive to make it look like we come and go and he leaves varying lights on to mix it up and give the impression you never know when we are there. Also I have a complete inventory of the contents in the event of an emergency. Also you can notify the local police/ state troopers/ law enforcement to let them know it is empty and they keep an eye too. good luck

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