While you're up north

Trusted eyes on your beach house, every week you're away.

Scheduled visits. Timestamped photo reports to your phone. A real storm plan. Tidewatch keeps watch over your St. Pete–area home while you're a thousand miles gone — so the coast is clear when you come back.

Founding rate for the first 25 homes on the islands. No payment today.
Licensed & insured. Bonded key-holding.
Every visit documented. GPS + timestamped photos.
Local. St. Pete Beach to Clearwater.
The 1,200-mile problem

An empty house on a barrier island is a slow-motion gamble.

Salt air, summer heat, and hurricane season don't wait for you to fly back. The damage that ruins a beach home is almost always the kind nobody caught in time.

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The silent leak

A failed water heater or A/C line drips for six weeks. You return to warped floors, black mold, and a five-figure remediation bill.

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The storm you can't drive to

Helene and Milton taught this coast a lesson. When a system spins up and you're in Ohio, someone has to shutter, lift, and check — fast.

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The uninvited

Pests, humidity, a tripped breaker that kills the fridge, a squatter testing the door. Small things that compound in a house nobody's watching.

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The insurance clause

More carriers now require documented periodic checks on seasonal homes. No proof of visits can mean a denied claim when you need it most.

How Tidewatch works

We walk your home so you don't have to worry about it.

A trained, background-checked watcher visits on a set schedule and runs the same thorough checklist every time — inside and out.

1

We visit on schedule

Weekly or bi-weekly, a Tidewatch pro walks the property — roof line, windows, plumbing, A/C, electrical, appliances, pests, and security.

2

We document everything

A 30-point inspection with GPS-stamped, time-stamped photos lands in your inbox after every single visit. Proof we were there, proof all is well.

3

We catch it early

Spot a leak, a pest trail, a storm on the map? You get a call, not a surprise. We can meet plumbers, roofers, and cleaners so you never fly in for it.

4

You relax up north

Open the report over coffee. Your house on the Gulf is handled — the same peace of mind as if you'd never left the island.

The report you actually get

No vague "all good" text. A real record — every visit, itemized, photographed, and timestamped. It's your peace of mind and your insurance paper trail in one.

Tidewatch · Visit report
128 Gulf Blvd — Bi-weekly
✓ Exterior & roof line — no storm damage
✓ A/C running · 74°F · no condensate leak
✓ All plumbing dry · water heater OK
! Ants at lanai door — traps set, monitoring
✓ Doors/windows secure · alarm armed
📍 27.7291, -82.7412 · Feb 18, 2026 · 10:42 AM EST
Storm-Season Watch

When it spins up, we're already on your street.

The scariest 48 hours of owning a seasonal home is a named storm approaching a house you can't reach. Tidewatch members get a real plan — not a scramble.

  • Pre-storm: shutters closed, patio secured, waterlines and valves handled
  • Priority post-storm inspection — photos of your home within 48 hours of the all-clear
  • Direct line to shutter, roofing, and remediation crews before the rush hits
  • Documented, dated proof for your insurer if you ever have to file
Why the islands need this

You're far from alone out here.

Pinellas County's barrier islands are full of homes that sit empty for months. The demand is real, local, and growing — and after 2024, so is the worry.

49,440
seasonal & second homes in Pinellas County (U.S. Census, ACS 2023)
61%
of Indian Shores homes are seasonal — 31% at St. Pete Beach, 30% Treasure Island
~10,000
seasonal homes on the barrier-island strip alone
2
major hurricanes hit this coast in 2024 (Helene & Milton)
Founding membership

Simple plans. Founding rate for the first 25 homes.

Month-to-month. Cancel anytime you're back for the season. Larger homes quoted individually.

Off-Season Watch

$99 / month
Standard $129/mo
  • Bi-weekly interior & exterior visits
  • 30-point inspection, every visit
  • GPS + timestamped photo report
  • Call-first alerts on anything wrong
  • Bonded, insured key-holding
Most chosen

Watch + Storm

$149 / month
Standard $189/mo
  • Everything in Off-Season Watch
  • Weekly visits in hurricane season
  • Full pre-storm prep & shutter service
  • Priority 48-hour post-storm inspection
  • Vendor coordination — we meet the crews

Add-ons available: weekly visits year-round, mail & package handling, arrival/departure "home ready" service, plant & pool checks.

Reserve your spot

Join the founding list.

Tell us about your home and we'll hold a founding-rate spot. No payment today — we'll reach out with visit dates before the season and confirm your rate is locked.

We'll never share your details. This locks in the founding rate — it doesn't charge you.