Why Elite Home Watchers?

Your home is your sanctuary. It is filled with memories and possessions that deserve to be cared for when you are away as you would if you were there. Mother Nature constantly beats on our homes with sun, wind and water causing materials and systems to break down over time. Mechanical items like air conditioners clog and break. Pipes leak, people trespass and an assortment of other things can and will occur. There are a thousand reasons things happen, the best way to defend against damage from maintenance items is to stay on top of them.

Elite Home Watchers is a team of professionals focused on our clients and their homes.

• Accredited member of the National Home Watch Association
• Owners Tom and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick have achieved the designation of Certified Home Watch Professionals.
• Tom and Elizabeth are licensed REALTORS®
• Tom is a WQA Certified Water Treatment Representative (CWR)
• Tom is a licensed home inspector

We Are Tom and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick

Our story began on a horse farm in a small North Georgia town. Elizabeth grew up on Signal Mountain in Chattanooga, TN, and attended the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Her caring nature led her to become a massage therapist specializing in sports and neuromuscular therapy, working with athletes and entertainers. Her creativity and love of fine food inspired her to transform a former 1920s pharmacy into a restaurant featured in Southern Living magazine and used as a backdrop for TV and film. She has always channeled her passion for helping others through wellness, hospitality, and meaningful connections.

Tom grew up in the Poconos of Pennsylvania and graduated from Kansas State University with an MBA and a Masters in Project Management. Over 20 years, he led global teams and projects across multiple countries, learning the true value of professionalism, clear communication, and confidentiality. Tom loves networking and building meaningful connections, which helps us create strong relationships with clients and our community.

We came together as a real estate team, licensed in Tennessee and Georgia (later adding Florida), focusing on investing, rehabbing, and guiding clients through property journeys. After a tragic family loss, we relocated from Chattanooga to Lakewood Ranch, Florida, with our late beloved Great Dane Bug to be closer to family. Upon arriving, we quickly saw the strong need for reliable home watch services in an area filled with seasonal and second-home owners. We founded Elite Home Watchers and dedicated ourselves to delivering professional, trustworthy care for absentee owners.

We are huge animal lovers who cherish exploring nature and wildlife, and we are passionate about health and wellness centered on our family and supporting local communities through farmers markets and small businesses. After Bug’s passing, we welcomed Magnolia (“Mags”), our 2.5-year-old blue Great Dane, and this Christmas added Huckleberry (“Huck”), a growing blue male Great Dane puppy and her baby brother. They are our lives—we’re excited to train Huck toward becoming a certified therapy dog to volunteer and bring smiles and comfort wherever we are needed.

We are inspired by doing what we can to make a positive impact on the world and bring value to the people we meet.

• Professionalism
• Communication
• Confidentiality

Professionalism is extremely important

To ensure that we provide the most professional service possible we aligned Elite Home Watchers with the National Home Watch Association and are certified Home Watch Professionals fully insured, licensed and bonded. This is the only way to ensure that our clients as well as ourselves are protected in the case of an accident. When deciding to work with someone, particularly when providing access to your home, it is imperative to ensure that the people you allow that access are professional, insured and have your best interests at heart. Being a certified member of the NHWA means that you are working with a company that cares and have agreed to be held to a higher ethical standard than the average individual. Being a certified member of the NHWA also means that we keep up to date with industry best practices and technology through mandatory continuing education and certification refresh every 2 years. This is our business and our passion, the attention and service that you will receive will leave you with no question.

Communication is key

We actively listen to our customers wants and needs to determine the optimum level of service. We have the ability to act as a one stop shop for your home watch/handyman needs. To keep exposure to a minimum, weekly visits are recommended and encouraged with pricing discounts.  Our customer focus and passion for homes in general means that we will take time and put our trained eyes on all the vital components in your home. 

When we have complete our check, you will receive real time reports with pictures at the time of the visit. Should any items require attention, they will be noted on the report, accompanied by pictures and text description and a follow-up call. Dealing with any issues immediately will ensure problems are kept to a minimum.

Confidentiality for your protection

Your home, what you do, who you choose to work with and when is your business. We completely understand this and manage Elite Home Watchers in a manner that ensures your privacy will be maintained, utilizing physical and IT security measures you can feel assured that your information is safe. We respect our clients’ confidential information and privacy. Any information collected by Elite Home Watchers LLC will only be used internally. We will never make any information available to 3rd parties with the exception as required by law.