You came here for a number. We do not publish rates, so here is the next best thing. This page shows you what sets the price, what sits in every visit, and how you are billed.
Then Maarten comes and looks at your home, because a number given over email is a guess. Afterwards you get the plan and the price in writing, with no obligation.
Suncoast Property Care runs weekly visits, bi-weekly visits and as-needed visits. Every completed visit follows the full inspection. Choose the schedule that fits how you use your home.
The schedule you pick changes how many visits land in a month, and how your invoice is built up. It never changes what we check. See the three schedules
No two homes ask for the same amount of time and attention per visit. Six things shape what your home needs, and together they set your rate.
A condo has one entry and shared walls. A single family home has a yard, a roof line and doors on four sides, so the walk around takes longer.
More rooms mean more ceilings, faucets and windows to look at. A larger home takes more minutes per visit, every visit.
A pool, a cage, a dock or a sea wall each add checks to the list. Salt air and standing water also ask for a closer look.
How often we come sets how many visits land in a month. A longer gap between visits also leaves more ground to cover each time we are there.
A home at the edge of our area takes a bigger slice of the day than one a few streets away, and that shows up in the rate.
Some owners want us to meet vendors, sort mail and handle access. We plan that time into the rate up front, so it does not turn into surprise charges later.
These six are exactly what Maarten looks at when he walks your home, which is why the number you get afterwards is one that holds.
Add-ons sit on top of any schedule. Each one is quoted up front, before any work starts, so nothing lands on your invoice that you did not agree to.
Home ready before you land: AC to comfort temp, water heater on, water run, lights on.
Physical storm preparation, including shutters and outdoor furniture, is billed on the hours it takes, at an hourly rate agreed with you in advance. Book early, capacity is limited during hurricane season.
Now and then your home needs a plumber, a pool company or a lawn crew. We do not do that work ourselves. We arrange it, and we are there when they arrive.
We pass through outside vendor invoices at the amount billed by the vendor. Suncoast Property Care charges only its separately stated coordination fee.
You get the original receipt with every invoice we pass through. That way you can see the vendor's own number next to ours, on the same page.
Some owners do not want a weekly inspection at all. They want someone local who can open the door for a contractor, a cleaner, a delivery, or family arriving before they do.
That is a separate service, not an add-on to a plan, and you can take it without any home watch. We hold your key or entry code, we let people in and lock up afterwards, and you get a short note with the date, who was let in and what for.
It is billed as a yearly or monthly fee for holding the key, plus the time we actually spend at the home per visit. Both are confirmed in writing before anything starts.
Because a table would hand you a number that is probably wrong for your home. Two homes on the same street can sit an hour apart in work once you count a pool, a dock and a large yard. A number given over email is a guess, and guesses get corrected later, usually upward. So Maarten comes and looks at the home first, and then you get a number with the reasoning next to it. You are free to walk away after you read it. If you want the market context first, read what home watch costs in Florida.
You leave your details through the quote form and pick a time that suits you. Maarten comes by, walks the home with you, and asks how you use the place. He looks at the things that set the work: the size, a pool, a dock, a large yard, and where the home sits. Afterwards you get the plan and the price in writing.
We block 90 minutes so nobody is rushed, and often it takes less. You do not need to prepare anything. If you have keys, gate codes or alarm details, bring them along, but that can wait.
In writing after the visit, with the schedule we think fits your home and the reasoning next to the number. You decide once you have seen it on paper, and there is no obligation.
Visits are billed monthly based on the visits actually completed, so your total depends on how often you are away. Let us know when you are staying at the home and we pause those visits, under the terms in your agreement, so they do not reach your invoice.
Yes, six months to start, then it is month to month, so you can cancel anytime after that.
Yes. The key holder service is for owners who do not need a weekly inspection but do need someone local who can let a contractor or a cleaner in. It runs on a yearly or monthly basis, and the time at the home is billed per visit on top of that, both confirmed in writing before anything starts. It is access only, not an inspection.
Larger and unusual homes take more time on every visit, and that shows up in the price. Maarten sees that when he walks the home, which is exactly why he comes by before quoting anything.
No. We pass through outside vendor invoices at the amount billed by the vendor, with receipts. Suncoast Property Care charges only its separately stated coordination fee.
Rates are reviewed once a year. Any change is communicated at least 30 days in advance. You hear it from us first, well before it shows up on an invoice.
Storm monitoring is included for all active clients. Physical storm preparation, such as shutters and outdoor furniture, is separate. It is billed on the hours it takes, at an hourly rate agreed with you in advance, so you know the rate before we start and you pay for the time it actually took.
Leave your details and pick a time that suits you. We come by, walk the home with you for about 90 minutes, and afterwards you get the plan and the price in writing, with the reasoning behind the number. No obligation.
We work out of Cape Coral and we keep the route tight, so we are close to the homes we watch and can usually be there the same day when something needs attention. Cape Coral, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Iona, Cypress Lake, Matlacha and Fort Myers Beach, and a good way beyond that. Not sure whether we reach your street? Just ask.
Email office@suncoastpropertycare.com or call +1 (239) 525-3161.