Tips to Save on Insurance When Buying a Vacation Home

Vacation beachfront house with wooden walkwayThe winter season is a popular time to get away. There is a destination for every persona. You can travel north to snowshoe through snowy pines, or you can escape south to soak up the rays with a fruity cocktail in hand. Though it is nearly everyone’s dream, there is no hiding the fact that buying a vacation home is expensive, even without factoring in the cost of additional homeowners insurance. Luckily, there are steps you can take while searching for a vacation home to deflect some of the costs of insurance. [Read more…]

Prepare Your Vacation Home for The Off-Season

There is no time like the present to start preparing for the future, especially with your vacation home that stays vacant during the off-season. Vacant homes can be vandalized, damaged by weather, and devastated by fires and other anomalies. It’s already difficult to manage these issues while living there; so how does one handle their home while they’re away?

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Floodproofing Your Home

Floodproofing, TJ Woods Insurance, Worcester, MA71 percent of the Earth’s surface is water. Odds are, some of that water will end up in your house at some point. It is unavoidable: no matter how well you waterproof your house, some H2O will leak in. So since you cannot prevent it from entering, here are some good ways to make sure it does not ruin your house and belongings. [Read more…]

What You Should Know Before Buying a Vacation Home

Buying a vacation home is an expensive decision, and you want to get the best return on investment. In order to do this, make sure that you understand what you are getting yourself into before you make the final choice on your dream vacation home.

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