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Home Management in Harbor Country
Home management
Looking after homes in Harbor Country
ABODE Home Concierge oversees the upkeep of exceptional homes in Harbor Country. Anything yours requires, inside or out, runs through a single trusted point of contact. A text or a call is all it takes. We engage only the most reliable, thoroughly vetted professionals, overseeing every detail from first quote to final visit. Every service is passed through at cost and consolidated into one monthly statement. We spend our time so you don't have to spend yours.
Membership
How an ABODE Membership Works
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Home Consultation
We meet you at your home for a free, in-person walkthrough, documenting every home system and punch list item, and drawing on the 1,500+ projects we have coordinated to shape recommendations tailored to what you want.
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Home Management Plan and Proposal
We build a custom Home Management Plan that maps every recurring task by month, so you always know what we're coordinating and when. It's your home's bible: one clean list of systems, projects, and a proposal to match.
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Autopilot
We handle the vendor sourcing, quotes, scheduling, and oversight for every task, with lead time built in, so nothing slips through the cracks. You stay in the loop without lifting a finger.
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Projects, Repairs, and Home Watch
From a leaky faucet to a full remodel, we're a text away, with no markups, ever. Optional home check-ins while you're away include a full walkthrough and write-up.
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Simple Monthly Invoicing
We pay vendor bills under $5,000 on your behalf and roll them into one simple monthly invoice with receipts attached. No more chasing down separate payments.
Local notes
A shoreline of second homes
Chikaming Township, which includes Union Pier, Lakeside and Harbert, caps short-term rental permits at 550 and reports the cap has been reached, with new applicants waiting for the 2027 permit cycle. Renting out a second home here depends on permit availability.
Source: Chikaming Township, Rental Permits
EGLE lists Chikaming and Lake townships among Berrien County areas with designated Lake Michigan high risk erosion areas. New structures there must meet setbacks based on a 30-year projection of shoreline recession (readily movable) or a 60-year projection (not readily movable).
Source: EGLE, High Risk Erosion Areas maps; EGLE, High Risk Erosion Areas overview
Questions
Questions from Harbor Country owners
Still have a question? Call or text (574) 361-4416, or send it with the form below.
01Which Harbor Country communities do you cover?
Union Pier, Lakeside, Harbert and Sawyer under Chikaming Township, plus Three Oaks and Grand Beach, along the southwest Michigan shore.
02Can I still get a short term rental permit in Chikaming Township?
The township says the cap has been reached and no further applications are being accepted. It says the number of available permits will be announced after the renewal period ends on February 1, 2027. Check the township directly, since this can change.
03Do you serve Michigan and Indiana homeowners on the same plan?
Yes. The same plan, record and phone number covers a Harbor Country house and a Hamilton County one.
Nearby, and what it costs
Nearby town not listed? It is almost certainly within reach.
Get started
Keep the shore house on a schedule
The months you are not there are the months that decide what spring costs.
Tell us where the house is and how often you get up to it.
- We walk the property and note the local rules
- Check-ins run through the off season, inside and out
- Anything that needs a vendor becomes our call
Request your walkthrough
Both Ned and Luke get an email and a text, and they follow up with you.