Second Key provides in-person home checks, mail handling, and vendor access for absentee owners in Chapel Hill & Pittsboro - every visit documented, every detail accounted for.

  • Fully insured for your peace of mind

  • Every visit documented with timestamped photos

  • Run by Claire Jackson - a Chapel Hill-based business owner with a background in public accounting and real estate

A Chapel Hill house with a tiled roof, multiple windows with blue shutters, and a small balcony. The house has a front lawn, stone steps leading to the entrance, street lamps, surrounded by trees, during sunset with a colorful sky.
A Chapel Hill house with a tiled roof, multiple windows with blue shutters, and a small balcony. The house has a front lawn, stone steps leading to the entrance, street lamps, surrounded by trees, during sunset with a colorful sky.

Services

We provide premium, strictly visual property security and climate monitoring for absentee homeowners, vacation properties, and estate owners in the Chapel Hill and Pittsboro areas. Our weekly visits ensure your home maintains a secure presence while you are away.

Our weekly in-person visits include:

  • A video of a full perimeter check of your property

  • Secure mail and package management

  • Check that all doors are locked

  • Photos of your thermostat settings

  • Digital reporting

Plans start at $189 for 1x per week and $349 for 2x per week.

Second Key is not a property management or maintenance business. We do not handle repairs or perform plumbing or leak inspections. If during the visit we notice any issues, we will bring it to your attention.

Second Key Home Watch is a limited liability company registered in the state of North Carolina. For the protection of your home, we are fully insured for your peace of mind.

Entryway of a house in Chapel Hill with white walls, hardwood flooring, a front door with glass panels, a staircase with wooden handrail and black metal balusters and a small wooden console table with a dark vase with dried branches,

Let’s talk.

Any questions, you may contact me at 919-200-5769 (call or text) or email me directly at claire@secondkeync.com