Handyman James
Construction Supervisor License #120385
Home Improvement Contractor #197410
Call or text (508) 306-1552
Handyman James
One property, one person who knows it, all year. Property Care is $59 a month, per property — a licensed handyman who looks after the place and answers at any hour. And when you're away, Home Watch keeps an eye on the house until you're back.
One person who already knows the house, checks it ahead of the seasons that do the damage, and answers when something goes wrong — so you're never searching for a contractor the moment it breaks.
Repairs and touch-ups handled between tenants on your schedule, and a licensed handyman to call when a tenant reports a problem, whatever the hour. For owners who aren't local, and landlords with several properties.
Property Care while you're here, and Home Watch switched on for the months you're gone, so a small problem doesn't sit unnoticed until spring. More about Home Watch ↓
Small problems are easier to fix before they become expensive ones. Property Care means someone is already on top of it.
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.
Phone, text or email, 24 hours a day. Not a call centre or a ticket queue — James directly.
A 3am callout is billed at the same hourly rate as a Tuesday afternoon. No several-hundred-dollar surcharge for bad timing.
Normal callouts often within hours. Emergencies, as soon as he can physically get there.
Repairs and touch-ups handled between tenants, on your schedule, for owners who aren't local.
For snowbirds, second homes, and anyone whose house sits empty for part of the year. An empty house in a Massachusetts winter can go from a slow leak to a ruined floor before anyone notices. Home Watch means someone does.
Agreed with you up front. James checks the heat, looks for leaks and damp, and notes anything that's changed since the last visit.
Water, gas and electric meters are checked against the last visit. In an empty house they should barely move — if one has, something is running that shouldn't be, and it's found before the damage is.
A short note, the meter readings and photos, so you know the house is fine without having to ask.
After a big storm or a power cut, he goes and checks rather than waiting for the next scheduled visit.
Lets in contractors, cleaners and deliveries, so you don't have to fly back or ask a neighbour.
Home Watch is an add-on to Property Care, switched on for the months you're away and quoted per home. Available across all eleven towns.
Ask about Home Watch$59 per month, per property, or $649 for a year paid up front (one month free; it doesn't renew by itself). This covers 24-hour access, two seasonal walkthroughs a year, and removes emergency callout fees. Landlords with several properties pay per property. Cancel any time online.
Added to Property Care for the months you're away, and quoted per home — the price depends on how often the house needs visiting.
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 knows the property, 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. He never stopped working throughout the pandemic and bailed out the hospitals when the supply lines got clogged up. A wonderful man!”
— 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.
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