Lakeside Home Watch & Property Solutions has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the second year.
The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada.
Home Watch is a visual inspection of a home or property, looking for obvious issues, which means that it is a service that “keeps an eye on things” at a property owner’s vacation or primary home while they are not in residence.
Owners Rusty Rickard and Tonya Rickard have lifelong ties to Shell Knob and have served the area in various capacities in both public service and private business.
Rusty is a Shell Knob native, has lived in the area for 40 years and is very well known in the community. At the age of 23, Rusty became a business owner in the community; that business is still operational today.
He serves as the local Fire Chief, has held positions on multiple boards throughout the community, and has held an honorary reserve commission with the local sheriff’s office.
Tonya has lived in Shell Knob for more than 20 years. Originally residing in Arkansas and moving all over the country as a military brat, she also became a local business owner in the community at the age of 23.
Tonya has worked in customer service, accounting, and bookkeeping, as well as local property management and restaurant services. She has also served for many years as a volunteer emergency medical responder in the community.
Having been born and raised in the area, combined with his nearly 25 years experience in the fire service, Rusty has a wide knowledge of the lake area. He found there was a serious need for a Home Watch service after hearing friends and property owners saying things like, “Can you keep an eye on my house while I’m away?” “We don’t know or trust the neighbors.” “I’m worried about my house after that crazy storm last night.”
That’s where Rusty and Tonya come in. They created their business and work hard to fill the needs of lake, vacation, and second homeowners and give them peace of mind.
Lakeside Home Watch & Property Solutions serves the Shell Knob area. People can reach them at 417-524-0084 or at lakesidehwps@gmail.com. Learn more from their website, at www.lakesidehomewatch. com.
