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Home Management in New Buffalo
Home management
Looking after homes in New Buffalo
ABODE Home Concierge oversees the upkeep of exceptional homes in New Buffalo. 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
More dwellings than residents
New Buffalo's city code requires every short-term rental to hold an annual permit and pass an annual inspection, and caps occupancy at the lowest of three limits, never more than 14 people.
Source: City of New Buffalo Code, Chapter 11, Short-Term Rental Units (eCode360)
In New Buffalo Township, 1,302 of 2,478 housing units (53%) were vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use in the 2010 Census, up from 42% in 2000. A large share of homes sit empty part of the year. The township figures exclude the City of New Buffalo.
Questions
Questions from New Buffalo owners
Still have a question? Call or text (574) 361-4416, or send it with the form below.
01Can one firm cover a house in Indiana and one in Michigan?
Yes. The service area covers central Indiana and the southwest Michigan shoreline, so a house in each place can sit under one plan.
02When should a New Buffalo house be closed for winter?
Before the first hard freeze and ahead of lake effect season. Closing is scheduled to the forecast for the house rather than to a fixed date.
03How is a lakeshore house checked through winter?
On a schedule that matches how long the house stands empty, as a full interior and exterior walk-through of the property.
Nearby, and what it costs
Nearby town not listed? It is almost certainly within reach.
Get started
Have the Michigan house looked after
If the house is empty from October to May, the plan should say what happens in each of those months.
Send the address, and the Indiana address too if there is one.
- We walk the property before the season turns
- Closing, watching and opening go on one calendar
- Both houses reach us on the same number
Request your walkthrough
Both Ned and Luke get an email and a text, and they follow up with you.