Cottage care
Cottage-care membership prices
Updated
These are the cottage-care prices of Home Resetters Property Services Inc., an incorporated property-services company that looks after cottages for GTA owners from a base in North Bay. The membership comes in three tiers, Watch, Seasons and Host, billed through Square. We are setting the prices now: until each one is published here it shows as TBD, and nothing is charged until you pay the Square invoice that confirms your spot.
Membership tiers
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Watch
Price: TBD
For: Owners who rarely visit in winter. The 72-hour cadence matches the strictest insurer wording we found.
- Scheduled checks: every 72 hours, weekly, every two weeks or monthly
- A timestamped photo and note report after every visit
- Storm and freeze checks
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Seasons
Most owners
Price: TBD
For: Most cottage owners.
- Everything in Watch
- Spring opening and fall closing: water on and off, winterization, dock and deck checks, an appliance run-through
- Small repairs done on the visit
- Licensed trades coordinated, with written quotes
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Host
Price: TBD
For: Owners who rent their cottage out.
- Everything in Seasons
- A named local Responsible Person for your short-term-rental licence, where the municipality’s rule can be met
- Guest issues handled
- Turnovers coordinated with your cleaners
Tier names are working names. Billing period for each tier: TBD. Subscriptions run through Square, monthly or by the season, and the subscribe button for each tier appears here once it is set up.
Watch: priced per visit
The Watch tier is priced per visit, with cadence discounts. Which cadence you need depends on your insurance policy's wording and on where the cottage is; see winter checks for what insurers write.
| Cadence | Suits | Where, from North Bay | Per visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every 72 hours | A heated cottage with the water on, where the policy asks for a check every few days. | Primary ring only | TBD |
| Weekly | A heated cottage, when your policy wording allows a week between checks. | Primary ring only | TBD |
| Every two weeks | A heated cottage, when your policy wording allows two weeks between checks. | Primary ring only | TBD |
| Monthly | A cottage closed for winter with the water shut off and the lines drained. | Primary ring, and Kearney, Perry and McMurrich/Monteith | TBD |
Add-ons
| Add-on | Price | Counted |
|---|---|---|
| Snow-load and roof checks | TBD | TBD |
| Contractor meet-and-greet | TBD | TBD |
| Pre-sale preparation | TBD | TBD |
| Package receiving | TBD | TBD |
| Boat-access visits on Lake Temagami, through a partner | TBD | TBD |
One visit, without a membership
A spring opening or a fall closing can be booked on its own, at a fixed price paid by Square payment link. See opening and closing for the checklist.
- Cottage opening Price: TBD
- Cottage closing Price: TBD
How billing works
There is no payment on this website. When you reserve, we confirm within one business day and send a Square invoice with a deposit; the deposit is applied to your first season. Deposit amount: TBD.
After that, the membership is a Square subscription for your tier, billed monthly or by the season, and Square processes the card payment. Repairs and licensed trades outside the tier are quoted separately and in writing before any work starts, then invoiced through Square in the same way.
Questions about a price? Call (416) 474-0156 or email help@homeresetters.ca.
Prices other operators publish
Most cottage caretakers we found publish no prices at all, including every Muskoka operator we looked at. These are the published figures we found in October 2026, so you can compare.
| Operator | What | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Temagami Lakes Association | Property patrols, for members only | $95 a year for four quarterly patrols; $50 for two checks a year |
| Cottage Care by Temagami Outdoors | Openings, closings and cleaning; handyman work and painting (Lake Temagami) | From $45 an hour; $55 an hour for handyman work and painting |
| Kacaba Cottage Care | Property checks in Minden, Haliburton County | $55 to $65 per labour hour, plus a $50 call-out |
Hit reset on cottage season
Reserve a spot for your cottage
Tell us where the cottage is and how you use it. We confirm within one business day and send a Square invoice with a deposit that is applied to your first season.
Or email help@homeresetters.ca. We answer every day, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.