Wouldn’t it be great if you could leave your home and travel stress-free? Are you wondering what the magic formula is that millions of homeowners use worldwide before they travel?
You can leave your home, travel, and be stress-free and today we will share wise tips homeowners who travel often admit to using a lot while they are on vacation or traveling the world.
These smart tips frequent traveling homeowners use will help you prepare and secure your home for the time that you will be gone so that you can just focus on the fun, beauty, scenery, and relaxing time ahead of you.
Even if you travel for work, and it’s not a vacation, the things homeowners do before traveling will help you “batten down the hatch” so that you can travel with the peace of mind that your homefront will be fine while you are away!
Let’s just call this a homeowner’s travel guide before you leave to prepare and secure your home while traveling!
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Things Homeowners Who Travel Often Do And You Should Too
Do you frequently travel for work or pleasure? Or do you own a vacation home that you visit, but quite infrequently as you prefer the income from the rental?
If you’re like me, coming home to a lawn that needs to be tended to, a burst pipe or a home that the police have entered while you were gone is hardly a great way to end a trip!
Rental homeowners also need a way to keep their rental properties, secured and running, so this article is for all of you!
You’ll want to prep your home before your trip so that when you get back everything will be running as seamlessly as you left it!
Overview Of Smart Tips Homeowners Who Travel Often Use
- Homeowners who travel a lot have a checklist to use before each trip
- Vacation Homeowners (with rentals or single yearly visits) can use the same checklist
- Homeowners who have pets will consider particular types of petcare
- Homeowners who prepare and secure their homes before traveling avoid vacation mistakes and stress
- Travelers who own homes consider every facet of their home From the windows to the driveway and beyond
- Smart ideas for homeowning travelers are for frequent and infrequent traveling alike
9 Wise Tips Homeowners Who Travel Often Admit To Using
Here are the straightforward answers to learning how to maintain your home while traveling.
You’ll want to use some of the things homeowners do before traveling in order to keep your house safe, secure, and tended to, to avoid being a victim of burglary, or general household issues.
#1 Secure All Entrances
There are several ways to secure your home entrances, from the front door to the garage door, but the most simple fixes for doors and windows are to make sure you lock each and every one before you leave using your checklist.
Additionally, you could always install a simple security system that will alert you when you are gone to any issues and call the police automatically!
Yes, this is one of many things homeowners do before traveling to keep their stress levels about their home to a minimum and it’s a common task anyway, isn’t it?
#2 Keeping An Eye On Your Home While You Travel
Before leaving for vacation, an additional way to secure all entrances, whether you travel frequently for work or pleasure, is truly to focus on home security in order to ensure the safety of your belongings and your family.
One key aspect of home security is installing cameras that connect directly to your phone via an app.
These cameras allow you to keep tabs on your house from anywhere in the world, allowing you to keep track of what’s happening as soon as an alarm goes off or any other suspicious activity occurs.
So whether you’re heading out of town for a few days or weeks at a time, having reliable and high-quality home security cameras will help put your mind at ease no matter how long you are traveling.
Pro Travel Tip: while this is one of the things homeowners do before traveling, admittedly they also allow notifications so that they don’t have to open the app unless there is an issue!
#3 Stow Valuables
Whether you didn’t take your passports because you didn’t need them or you have expensive jewelry, you’ll want to make sure to invest in a safe to stow your valuables in, out of plain sight, or even hidden in plain sight.
Pro frequent traveling homeowner tip: most homeowners purchase fireproof safes for their valuables.
#4 Security Firm and Local Police
If you have a security system in your home, you can notify them that you will be away, but you can also fly under the radar as the home is already being monitored.
Some frequent travelers with homes alert their local police station with a simple note that they will be traveling.
While you don’t want to draw attention to the fact that you are traveling and your home is unoccupied, many homeowners drop notes at their local police station in case their alarm goes off while they are traveling and the police will respond.
#5 Save On Heating And Cooling Tips + Water Conservation
Knowing how to maintain your home while traveling is as important as knowing these vital spring home maintenance tips, and includes saving money on heating and cooling.
Traveling homeowners know that they won’t be in their homes, using them in the same manner as when they are there, therefore, homeowners who travel smartly turn down the heating, to a reasonable level and turn up the air conditioner to run less frequently.
Caveat: If the homeowners who travel have pets, they do not change the heating and the cooling temperatures, so that the pets that are being taken care of remain comfortable.
Naturally, some homeowners do not have any of the following:
- pets to worry about
- pools in their yards
- plants
- housesitters
So the checklist they use before each trip differs!
For non-pet owner who is not going to have their home lived in while they are gone (sins home sitters) they don’t need to keep the water on and they offer smart tips such as this so that they don’t return to a burst pipe or a flooded bathroom!
#6 Pets and Plant Care While You Are Traveling
Another one of the things homeowners do before traveling if they have pets is to hire a pet and home sitter!
Your pets are used to a human being in the home and the best way to keep your pet happy is to provide a home and pet sitter from a reliable and trusted source (of course you have to find this through your local Neighborhood posts, but it’s not hard) or you might know someone already.
Your home and pet sitter will provide the component of trusted pet care and if you have a dog, they can walk and tend to them with ease.
This allows you to feel confident that your furry friends are getting the attention they need while you are gone.
Finally, it is essential to have good security measures in place, such as motion sensor lights and alarm systems as we’ve already shared so that your pet and home sitter feel secure as well.
By taking these steps, you can rest assured that your home will be safe and well-tended even when you’re not there.
Additionally, you can have your pet and home sitter, water your plants and take out any trash that accumulates during your absence.
#7 Lawn Service
As a frequent traveler, it is important to have certain things in place at your home to keep running smoothly while you are away.
One key component is a reliable lawn service, which can help ensure that your grass is well-tended and free from weeds and other pests.
Additionally, a good lawn service will be able to take care of other landscaping needs or maintenance issues, such as trimming trees or repairing fences.
So if you have a company that you use regularly and something happens when you are not there, such as a bad storm that takes down a fence or your tree, you can additionally call upon them in your absence to make the repair and just keep traveling with peace of mind that the repairs are made!
#8 Your Pool And Hot Tub
One of the things homeowners with pools and hot tubs often have is pool services.
As an added side bonus for homeowners with pools and hot tubs who travel frequently, you’ll already have a system in place for your pool and hot tub to be maintained!
Additionally, with a pool service contract you don’t have to worry about your heater not working, you can just make a phone call.
When you travel for a week, or 2 or more, you might have the pool service come in and check the water levels regularly to keep the pH balanced and to keep the water levels up, so that the pool is ready for you to jump back into when you get home!
#9 Keep Your Home Lit Up With Smart Devices
Another thing to consider is setting up automated light timers.
The timers should ideally alternate timed lights in different rooms around your home that you would typically use if you were home, keeping the pattern natural, rather than keeping a light on all evening when you normally would not!
2 Bonus Tips To Add To Your Traveler’s Guide To Home Preparedness Before Traveling
#1 Avoid Social Media Posts
More smart ideas for homeowning travelers include not posting on social media platforms, as that is just broadcasting you are away.
Post your trip, after you have returned, not while you are on it.
#2 Contract A Snow Clearing Service
As funny as it might sound, if you travel in the winter, and you live where it does snow, you’ll want to have a snow-clearing service contracted.
- homeowner associations make snow clearing mandatory on sidewalks within 24 hours of a snowfall or you are fined
- arriving home after a late night flight to 1-foot snow is not a relaxing return home
- you’ll need to get your car into your driveway and a footpath to the doorway or garage door
- your pet sitter and home sitter need to get in and out of your home (however you could have them do this as well if they are capable)
Wise Tips Homeowners Who Travel Often Admit To Using Are Yours!
So, if you are traveling for any period in the winter, you’ll want to avoid making this vacation mistake for all the reasons above!
In conclusion, these ingenious wise tips homeowners who travel often admit to using will help you place precautions in place, and will help you to be able to rest easy knowing that your home is well taken care of while you are out exploring new destinations.
Really with some simple planning, and an easy checklist to use before each trip such as these ideas above, you can enjoy peace of mind even as you experience all the world has to offer.
If you frequently travel for business or pleasure, it’s important to have a plan in place for your home.
Dana Vento: Award-Winning Travel Writer & Seasoned Explorer
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