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Home Management on Lake Freeman and Shafer
Home management
Looking after homes on Lake Freeman and Shafer
ABODE Home Concierge oversees the upkeep of exceptional homes on Lake Freeman and Shafer. 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 hydroelectric license runs both lakes
Lake Shafer and Lake Freeman sit either side of Monticello in White County, and Freeman extends into Carroll County. The Norway and Oakdale dams made them. NIPSCO leased the dams from 1933 and bought them in 1944. It runs them as run of the river power plants, under a federal license issued on October 2, 2007 for a thirty year term.
Source: NIPSCO, Norway and Oakdale hydroelectric operations and license terms
Questions
Questions from Lake Freeman owners
Still have a question? Call or text (574) 361-4416, or send it with the form below.
01Who owns the lake bed at Lake Freeman and Lake Shafer?
A nonprofit formed in 1995 holds title to the ground under and around both lakes. Owners on the water hold a yearly shorefront license from it.
02What does it cost to put in a dock at Lake Freeman or Lake Shafer?
The form starts at $100 and rises with the scope of the work. That is separate from the yearly shorefront license. Both are separate again from what the contractor charges.
03Are these lakes drawn down for winter?
Not the way a flood control lake is. The federal license holds the forebay level inside a 2.4 inch range at Norway and a 3.5 inch range at Oakdale. The water line barely moves.
Nearby, and what it costs
Nearby town not listed? It is almost certainly within reach.
Get started
Keep the Monticello house on a plan
Two licenses, one shoreline, and a house that is empty most of the year. A written plan keeps both dates in front of you.
Tell us which lake and how often you are up.
- We walk the house and the shorefront with you
- Licenses, closing and opening go on a dated calendar
- One number covers the house and the trades
Request your walkthrough
Both Ned and Luke get an email and a text, and they follow up with you.