Charleston Estate Care Complete Home Management

Overview

Your home should give you your weekends back, not take them.

Most homeowners are burned out by maintenance while having tasks they've been putting off. The average well-maintained home costs thousands per year to maintain — and that's before you count your time.

Homestead Charleston handles oversight, service providers, scheduling, and accounting. One monthly payment maintains your home. You get one monthly report and your life back.

Own it. Enjoy it. Leave the rest to us.

What Is Estate Care — And Why Does It Matter?

Estate care is a category of home management that most homeowners didn't know existed — until they needed it.

It's not a home warranty. It's not a handyman service. It's not home watch. It's the proactive, ongoing stewardship of your home as a managed asset — with a dedicated partner who knows every system, every service provider, and every detail of your property.

Here's what that looks like in practice:

Home Analysis — Know Your Property Before Something Goes Wrong

Every estate care relationship begins with a comprehensive onboarding assessment of your home. We walk every system — HVAC, roofing, appliances, and more — documenting current condition, service history, known issues, and upcoming maintenance needs.

This isn't a cursory walkthrough. It's a structured baseline that tells us exactly what your home needs, when it needs it, and which home service providers should be caring for each system. Everything is documented and shared with you. From that point forward, we manage against that baseline — proactively, not reactively.

Home Service Provider & Contract Management — One Partner, Every Provider

Once we understand your home, we take over every service relationship within it. We source, vet, and negotiate with home service providers across every trade — HVAC technicians, plumbers, electricians, landscapers, pest control companies, pool service, pressure washers, gutter cleaners, roofers, and more.

Critically, we hold and manage all service contracts on your behalf. You don't sign agreements with a dozen different companies or track renewal dates for six different service plans. Every contract lives with us. Every relationship is managed by us. Every service visit is scheduled, supervised, and followed up on — by us.

If a home service provider doesn't meet the standard your home deserves, we handle it. You never have to make that call.

Payment & Accounting — One Account. Complete Transparency.

Here's where estate care becomes truly hands-off.

You fund a dedicated property account managed by Homestead Charleston. Every home service provider — every technician, every specialist, every contractor — is paid directly from that account. You never receive an invoice from a service provider. You never write a check to a contractor. You never wonder what something cost or whether it was paid.

Each month, you receive a clear, detailed statement showing every service performed, every provider paid, and every dollar spent on your behalf. Full transparency. Zero administrative burden on your end.

Your only financial relationship is with Homestead Charleston — a single monthly management fee and a funded property account. That's the entire financial picture of owning a well-maintained home.

The Bottom Line

Estate care exists because great homes deserve more than reactive repairs and a scattered list of contractors. They deserve a system — one partner, one account, one relationship — built around protecting the home you've worked hard to own and enjoy.

Own it. Enjoy it. Leave the rest to us.

The Scope of Stewardship

Homestead Charleston coordinates every vendor visit at your property — scheduling, access management, work-order documentation, and reporting to your Rentvine owner portal — so you never have to chase a vendor or wonder whether the job was done. The table below reflects the full annual visit scope across all Exhibit B service categories. Your property's actual total is determined by the services you elect at signing.

Annual Service Visit Summary

SERVICE PROVIDER	SERVICES MANAGED	ANNUAL VISITS
Landscaping	Weekly lawn maintenance (mowing, edging, blowing); quarterly fertilization & weed treatment; seasonal mulching & bed maintenance (2x); tree & shrub pruning	59
Pool Service	Weekly chemical balancing, cleaning, brushing, vacuuming & equipment check; seasonal pool opening & closing (2x); annual pool equipment inspection	55
Pest Control	Monthly mosquito & tick treatment (Mar–Oct); quarterly general pest control; annual termite inspection; termite bond / monitoring program; crawl space inspection & moisture control	19
Interior Cleaning	Bi-weekly or monthly interior maintenance cleaning to keep unoccupied properties show-ready and protected year-round	Up to 26
Handyman	Quarterly property walkthrough (caulking, hardware, door adjustments); annual exterior caulking & sealant inspection; pressure washing; whole-home soft washing; exterior window cleaning; dryer vent cleaning	9
HVAC	Quarterly filter replacement; semi-annual tune-up — spring & fall (inspection, coil cleaning, refrigerant check, drain line flush); air duct cleaning (every 3–5 years)	6
Irrigation	Quarterly system check (heads, coverage zones, controller settings); semi-annual startup activation & winterization blowout	6
Generator	Quarterly load test to verify readiness; annual full servicing (oil change, filter replacement, load test, transfer switch inspection)	5
Elevator	Quarterly preventative maintenance (doors, cables, brakes, oil levels, electrical wiring, emergency stop & emergency phone to 911); annual SC LLR state inspection by licensed Special Inspector & Certificate of Operation renewal (SC Code Title 41, Chapter 16)	5
Electrical	Semi-annual exterior lighting check & bulb replacement; annual panel inspection, GFCI/AFCI testing, smoke & CO detector battery replacement; annual whole-home surge protection verification	4
Dock & Marine	Annual dock structural inspection (decking, pilings, cleats, lighting); dock cleaning & wood treatment; boat lift annual maintenance (cables, bunks, motor); PWC/floater lift service	4
Roofing & Gutters	Semi-annual gutter cleaning — spring & fall (gutters and downspouts); annual roof inspection (shingles, flashing, fascia, soffits, gutters)	3
Plumbing	Annual full inspection (leaks, water heater, shutoffs, fixtures & supply lines); water heater flush & anode rod inspection; backflow preventer testing	3
Appliances	Annual tune-up of up to 5 major kitchen & laundry appliances; annual refrigerator condenser coil cleaning	2
Painting	Annual interior touch-up painting (scuffs, dings, high-traffic walls & trim); annual exterior paint condition assessment with repainting coordination when warranted	2
Homestead Charleston	Annual property inspection with written report & photos delivered via Rentvine within 48 hours; semi-annual preventative maintenance reviews with owner	3
TOTAL PER PROPERTY / YEAR	All elected services — scheduled, coordinated, documented & reported. No vendor markup. Single point of contact.	163 – 190+

Visit totals reflect maximum Exhibit B elections. Dock & marine services apply to waterfront properties only. Elevator services apply to properties with residential elevators; annual SC LLR Certificate of Operation required (SC Code Title 41, Ch. 16). Interior cleaning frequency and pool service frequency vary by owner election. Properties without pools, generators, elevators, or dock features will have lower totals.

A typical fully-elected Estate Care property receives 163 or more coordinated service visits per year — all managed through a single point of contact, documented in Rentvine, and delivered at vendor invoice with zero markup.

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