Shore House Management

Providing home watch services to ensure your property is maintained and protected while you are away.

Meet Shore House Management

Shore House Management is operated by Lynn McGuire, a 20-year resident of the barrier island.  She is a native New Jerseyan from Bernardsville, who summered in Mantoloking and now resides in Pt. Pleasant. Lynn’s lifelong experience living the shore area provides her with insider knowledge and a solid level of local understanding of the real estate market. Over the years, Lynn has been an active member in the community.  She has participated in local events, clubs, organizations, and is a volunteer at Caregivers and St. Pauls pantry.

Routine visits where your home is completely inspected:

  • Exterior – walk around entire property inspecting overall condition of home, garage, decks, pool, external buildings and gardens.

  • Interior – inspect each room ensuring all windows and doors are secured, looking for signs of water damage, insects or pests.

  • Reporting – you will receive a report after each visit with comments on conditions observed

Shore House Management Services

Basic services include bi-weekly inspections of:

Exterior

  • Condition of exterior walls, doors and windows of home

  • Look for signs of mold or mildew

  • Signs of break-ins or vandalism

  • Clean up trash or debris which has blown on to property

  • Pick up mail and packages 

  • Check landscaping 

  • Check pool, bulkhead and dock

Interior

  • Ensure doors and windows are secure

  • Check functioning of garage door

  • Check security system 

  • Look for signs of water intrusion

  • Check thermostats and ensure HVAC system is functioning properly

  • Inspect all sinks and toilets for leaks 

  • Flush toilets, run water in all showers, tubs and sinks

  • Look for signs of insects or pests 

  • Replace batteries in smoke detectors as needed

Concierge Services - In addition to routine bi-weekly inspections the following services are available:

  • Scheduling and oversight of home repairs

  • Organize cleaning services

  • Provide access for service providers

  • Prepare home for season opening (put out lawn furniture, power wash decks, spring garden clean up, internal cleaning)

  • Closing home for season(put away lawn furniture, fall garden clean up)

  • Coordinate and oversee landscaping services

  • Other home related services based on your needs


Protect your Investment

  • A broken window or roof leak may lead to extensive water damage inside your home if not repaired quickly

  • Heating system failures and frozen pipes can cause devastating damage to the interior of your home

  • Insect and pests often look for warm interior spaces during the winter. Exterminating them quickly will minimize the damage they can do to your home.

Experience full enjoyment of your shore home starting on day one

  • We can help eliminate the burden of spending your first weekend at the shore dominated with clean up and preparing your house for the summer

  • Arrive at your home for the first time with it being clean inside and out with all systems fully functional

  • Let us do your fall clean-up, putting away outside furniture and organizing winter repair projects.

Small problems can lead to expensive repairs if not detected quickly

Fees

Basic Services

  • Bi-weekly inspections

  • Additional inspections after major winter storms

  • Billed monthly

  • Fixed rate based on size of property

Conscierge Services

  • Billed at hourly rate