Home Watch in Hobe Sound, FL
with photos after every visit.

Hobe Sound is the quietest corner of Martin County: lots of trees, a laid-back downtown, and neighborhoods tucked between Jonathan Dickinson State Park and the Intracoastal. That shade is beautiful, and it also means falling limbs on roofs and screen enclosures, clogged gutters, and wildlife looking for a way into an empty house. On every Hobe Sound visit we walk the roofline and enclosure for limb damage and check soffits, the garage and the attic hatch for signs of critters.

Hobe Sound also has a lot of 55+ and gated communities, like Heritage Ridge and Lost Lake, where neighbors look out for each other. Neighbors can't go inside your home, though. We can — and we check under sinks, the water heater and the A/C drain line, which is where small leaks usually start.

Own across the bridge on Jupiter Island? We cover the Town of Jupiter Island too — see the Jupiter Island home watch page for how we handle larger estates, staff and island security.

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Neighborhoods and communities we cover

We check homes across Hobe Sound: gated and 55+ communities like Lost Lake and Heritage Ridge, The Preserve, Banner Lake, Gomez, the streets around downtown and Dixie Highway, and homes near Jonathan Dickinson State Park and the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. Across Bridge Road we also cover the Town of Jupiter Island. Gated community? We follow your gate or HOA vendor process before the first visit.

Hurricane season (June 1 – November 30)

Hurricane season lines up almost exactly with the months most Hobe Sound snowbirds are up north. Heavy tree canopy is part of what makes Hobe Sound beautiful, and it's also why limbs on roofs, torn screen enclosures and clogged gutters top our post-storm list. On Standard and Premium plans we do a pre-storm visit (exterior baseline photos, loose items and shutters handled the way you've told us to) and a post-storm visit once Martin County says roads are passable. You get photos of the roof, ceilings, windows, lanai and screens, so you know quickly whether you need to call your insurer. More in our hurricane home watch guide.

Humidity, A/C and mold

Summer humidity is the quiet risk in an empty Hobe Sound home. If the A/C stops or the condensate line clogs, moisture builds fast. The EPA recommends keeping indoor humidity below 60% and drying any water damage within 24–48 hours to prevent mold (EPA). That's why every interior visit includes the A/C, the drain line and a humidity reading, and why we suggest the AC Drain Line Overflow Kit for homes that sit empty all summer.

What a Hobe Sound home watch visit covers

1. Exterior walkaround: roofline from the ground, gutters, screen enclosures and pool cage, soffits and roof vents for wildlife entry, doors, sliders and windows, irrigation and landscaping.
2. Entry and security: locks, signs of tampering, mail or packages left out, and the gate or community vendor log where you have one.
3. A/C and humidity: confirm the system is running at your setting, check the condensate line and pan, and note the indoor humidity reading.
4. Water: under every sink, toilets, water heater, washer hoses and ceilings for stains; fixtures run so drain traps don't dry out (unless your water is off).
5. Interior walk-through: every room for leaks, odors, mold, pests and anything out of place.
6. Photo report: a dated report with photos sent to you the same day. If something needs attention, we contact you right away and, with your OK, line up the vendor.

Full detail: what every home watch visit includes.

Hobe Sound homes sit under a lot of tree canopy and close to the Indian River Lagoon and Jonathan Dickinson State Park. That shapes what goes wrong when a house sits empty. These are the items we pay extra attention to on every Hobe Sound visit, on top of our standard interior and exterior walkthrough:

• Roofline, gutters and screen enclosures for limb damage and leaf buildup. Clogged gutters send water where it doesn't belong during summer storms.
• Wildlife entry points: soffits, roof vents, garage door seals and the attic hatch.
• A/C condensate line and pan. In humid months this is one of the most common sources of ceiling and floor leaks we look for. The EPA recommends keeping indoor humidity below 60% (EPA), and we note the reading on every interior visit.
• Water heater, sinks, toilets and washer hoses, plus a quick run of each fixture so traps don't dry out (unless your water is off).
• Irrigation and landscaping, so a broken head or a skipped mowing doesn't turn into an HOA letter in a 55+ or gated community.
• Doors, sliders and windows for tampering, plus the gate or community vendor log where you have one.

After every visit you get a dated photo report. If something needs attention, we contact you right away and, with your OK, coordinate the plumber, A/C tech or other vendor.

Before you leave, read our Martin County summer closing checklist. Want alerts between visits? The Smart Protection Kit sends leak, freeze, humidity and smoke alerts to your phone.

Plenty of Hobe Sound homes are second homes: a winter place near downtown, a villa in a 55+ community, or an estate across the bridge on Jupiter Island that's empty for months at a time. Vacation home watch is built around when you're actually here:

• While you're away: scheduled interior and exterior checks with a dated photo report every visit, so you're never guessing what you'll walk into.
• Before you arrive: on Premium, arrival prep. A/C set to a comfortable temperature, water back on, fixtures run, and the house checked top to bottom.
• After you leave: a close-out check that the water is off, the thermostat and dehumidifier are set, and every door and slider is locked.
• Storm season: pre- and post-storm visits on Standard and Premium, June 1 to November 30.
• Vendors: we let in and check on your landscaper, pool service or A/C tech, so a skipped visit doesn't go unnoticed.

Only here a few weeks a year? Start with a $75 one-time visit and add a plan later. Leaving soon? Use our summer closing checklist.

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Not sure which plan fits? See what every visit includes or the full price breakdown. Leaving soon? Use our summer closing checklist.