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Summer is the season homes sit empty — and that's exactly when small, slow issues have time to grow. Here's how to prep a home the way an estate manager does: a calm pre-departure sequence, not a list of worst-case scenarios. Start with water, set the house to hold steady, and name one trusted person who can act if something comes up.

A vendor list tells you who to call. A work order system tells you what happened after. This is the ClickUp template I use to track every job, from intake to close.

The most expensive way to own a home is to manage it reactively. Value engineering is the long-game approach: understanding your systems, planning service rhythms, and mapping replacement timelines so maintenance stays predictable and performance stays high.