Leaving your home to go on vacation shouldn’t be stressful. Let Vermont Home Watch be your eyes and ears to help protect your long-term investment when your home is unoccupied. We’ll visit your home on a scheduled basis, based on your needs, to conduct a multi-point visual inspection looking for obvious issues. Then, we’ll email you a detailed Home Watch report and follow up on any issues that need to be addressed. A professional, certified Home Watch company knows what to look for and will perform a walkthrough designed to protect your home.

As fellow residents of Chittenden County, we’ll watch over your home as if it’s our own. When your home is unoccupied, extensive and expensive damage can occur in a short amount of time. Unfortunately, an unoccupied home is a vulnerable home. Having your home visited regularly by a properly trained and insured Home Watcher who follows the best practices and procedures of the National Home Watch Association (NHWA) will help to limit your exposure to undiscovered damage. A home may be unoccupied for a variety of reasons. You may have a cherished family retreat that you visit occasionally, or you may be away on business or are a seasonal or part-time resident. Perhaps your home is being used as a short term rental, or is vacant waiting to sell or part of an estate waiting to settle. We are a service provider with a clear goal in mind: to watch over your home anytime it’s vacant, and to maintain your home’s comfort and investment value.

“Some homeowners insurance policies require that your home be checked on when the home is unoccupied for some length of time.”

Vermont Home Watch is an accredited member of the National Home Watch Association (NHWA) and is certified, licensed, bonded, and insured. As a member of the NHWA, we adhere to the highest standards and code of ethics in the Home Watch industry. We service all of Chittenden County, plus Waterbury. Vermont Home Watch is owned by Charlie and Kim Posnick, both long-time Chittenden County residents. Prioritizing clients’ needs has been part of Kim & Charlie’s entire professional careers.

In 2020, Charlie and Kim built a farmhouse on 10 acres in Jericho. They enjoy maintaining their home and property so much that they decided to start a business doing the same for others and will take great pride in watching over your home.

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 Nancy Levine 
 
 
 
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We found VT Home Watch to be the perfect choice for us while away from our home. Charlie was highly professional, responsive, proactive in raising issues or concerns we needed to be aware of, responsible, collegial, and trustworthy. His reports are thorough, well documented, and timely. When an unexpected issue surfaced he was quickly on top of it and provided the level of support we needed while away. He was highly accountable and knew how to close the loop in a responsible and effective manner. Mark and I very highly recommend this service.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Jae Diego 
 
 
 
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When my father decided to sell his VT house, Charlie at Vermont Home Watch was a lifesaver (especially during the winter of '25-'26) with solid, professional recommendations and timely, comprehensive communications.  Being out of state, my brother and I felt the house was in good hands.  We wholeheartedly recommend Vermont Home Watch!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Margie Kehr 
 
 
 
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I absolutely recommend Vermont Home Watch. I have worked with Charlie in the past and can confidently attest to his thoroughness, reliability and professionalism. Your home will be in very good hands with Vermont Home Watch, no doubt!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Lina M 
 
 
 
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I couldn’t be happier with Vermont Home Watch Service. Charlie is reliable, very thorough, personable and completely trustworthy. Knowing my home is in such good hands gives me real peace of mind. I truly appreciate his care and attention and highly recommend his service.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Liz Reviews 
 
 
 
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If you are going away and need someone to watch your home, I highly recommend
Charlie Posnick from Vermont Home Watch. We had such peace of mind knowing that he was keeping watch over our home during our months away last winter. He conducted a comprehensive check of both the exterior and interior of our home on a weekly basis, sending a thorough weekly report with photos. He also provided many services, sending mail, having things serviced etc… He is professional, responsive, and a very nice person. We highly recommend his home watch services!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Tim Doane 
 
 
 
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I can’t say enough positive things about Vermont Home Watch. I’ve been working with Charlie for over two years. Upon the first meeting, we got along extremely well.
He’s very thorough and conscientious about looking after our property. He points out issues that may come up and has been helpful with troubleshooting. He’s been very reliable and flexible to meet vendors and handle other tasks that I’ve asked him to do. He has provided me with terrific peace of mind. You can’t go wrong with Vermont Home Watch!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Yanik Grignon 
 
 
 
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We had the pleasure of working with Vermont Home Watch this year and couldn’t be happier! Charlie is such a nice guy and goes above and beyond in his work. After every visit, we received a very detailed report with pictures of breakers, thermostats, water temperature, …

If there were any issues requiring immediate attention, Charlie addressed them right away. He would also promptly communicate to us any non pressing issues and since he has a robust network of vetted providers and resources, we would work out a plan to take care of them quickly.

Hiring Charlie was the best decision we made as it provided us with complete peace of mind. We highly recommend it!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 William Ryerson 
 
 
 
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Totally reliable service and prompt reports following each visit.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Jeff Cohen 
 
 
 
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Charlie is extremely conscientious and does a great job!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Arnold Tannen 
 
 
 
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Easy to work with and very responsive if any issue came up.