Handyman James
Construction Supervisor License #120385
Home Improvement Contractor #197410
Call or text (508) 306-1552
Handyman James
$59 per month, per property. Reach a licensed handyman at any hour by phone, text or email — and when something goes wrong at 3am in Waltham, there's no emergency callout fee waiting for you.
Sign upIf you own units here, this is the page that matters. Property Care is priced per property, so a three-unit portfolio is $177 a month for round-the-clock access to a licensed tradesman who already knows all three buildings — and no emergency premium when a tenant calls at midnight rather than at noon.
Turnover here runs to a calendar rather than a convenience. The gap between one tenant leaving and the next arriving is short, fixed, and expensive to overrun, which is a different problem from a homeowner's repair list.
Waltham carries a high share of two- and three-family houses, which changes the shape of the work. A lot of it is turnover work: patching, painting, fixing what the last tenant left, on a deadline set by when the next one moves in.
A 3am callout is billed at the same hourly rate as a Tuesday afternoon. No several-hundred-dollar surcharge for bad timing.
Phone, text or email, 24 hours a day. Not a call centre or a ticket queue — James directly.
Normal callouts often within hours. Emergencies, as soon as he can physically get there.
The same licensed tradesman every time, who already knows where your shutoff valve is.
Gutters, exterior and weatherproofing checked ahead of the seasons that cause the damage — not after.
Repairs and touch-ups handled between tenants, on your schedule, for owners who aren't local.
$59 per month, per property. This covers 24-hour access, seasonal walkthroughs, and removes emergency callout fees. Landlords with several units in Waltham pay per property.
For the months you're away: visits on a schedule agreed with you, with the meters read for unusual water, gas or electricity use and photos taken every time, and a look after storms. Added to Property Care and quoted per home. More about Home Watch →
Billed at James's standard hourly rate, plus materials and any other costs incurred. The membership isn't a labour plan — it's what makes sure someone answers, and that calling at midnight doesn't cost more than calling at noon.
A single after-hours emergency callout from a contractor typically carries a premium of several hundred dollars before anyone picks up a tool. A year of Property Care costs about what one or two of those would — and with it, the 3am call costs the same as the Tuesday one.
“This man's dedication to his job is outstanding. He's well informed, professional, and transparent about everything he does.”
— Matthew, Lincoln, MAJoin online in a few minutes: read the agreement, sign it, and pay by card, or for a year up front by card, bank transfer, check or cash. $59 a month or $649 a year for each property. Cancel any time online.
Rather talk first, or want Home Watch quoted? Fill this in and James will call you. No payment is taken through this form.
Repairs, fixtures, drywall, painting and the everyday jobs.
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