"Everyone dreams of a vacation home where they can relax, play and live part of the year carefree. A vacation home that is not properly cared for can lead to spending more time working on your vacation home than playing or relaxing. A few precautions when you leave your house unoccupied can help assure more time enjoying your vacation."

For those of you owning vacation homes that you occupy part-time or seasonally, you eventually approach the time, if you haven't reached it already, at which you need to begin thinking about preparing your home for when it will be unoccupied.  Here is an article, which I'm hosting on my web site, that discusses what should be done to properly prepare your property -- so you can quickly begin to enjoy it when you return.

Your vacation home requires the same regular attention as your full time home. Putting off maintenance can cause small problems to become emergencies when you are away for exended periods. While there are many areas of concern, including allowing access by unwanted guests, the number one agent of damage to your home is uncontrolled water.

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