vipHomeLink acquires My Home Expert
New Jersey-based digital home management solution vipHomeLink announced the acquisition of Chicago-based My Home Expert , a privately-held preventative home maintenance company. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Founded in 2016, My Home Expert offers annual home checkups. The company’s virtual checkups will work much like periodic “telemedicine – style” doctor visits. Initially, a home specialist will connect with homeowners on video and perform a 30-minute virtual preventative consultation of the home, both inside and out. Following each virtual checkup, members will receive a Home Fitness summary that details any preventative maintenance steps taken, specific repair issues to address, and any recommendations to improve the maintenance, value, safety, or efficiency of the home.
“By acquiring My Home Expert, which became a strategic partner of ours in 2020, vipHomeLink will be able to offer their differentiated preventative home consultations on a much broader scale. We can help homeowners catch and address issues in the home before they become costly repairs.” – Alfred Bentley, vipHomeLink Founder and CEO.
“We identified vipHomeLink last year as the best digital home management platform for homeowners, and it perfectly aligns with our business of proactive home maintenance. Now, together with vipHomeLink, we can offer a comprehensive game plan to tackle homeowner ‘To Do’s’ all on one integrated platform.” – ” My Home Expert Founder Fritz Hirsch, who will remain an advisor to the Company.
“This is an exciting acquisition for us. In the coming months, we’ll begin offering My Home Expert’s highly complementary services more broadly to our members. Together we will provide members on our platform with specially-designed ‘virtual’ home maintenance checkups, conducted by experts, and supported by the personalized, preventative plans and rich digital content through our integrated app experience.” – Geoff Martin, vipHomeLink co-Founder and President.
“Homeownership can be challenging. There is no owner’s manual for the home, and frankly, it can be a headache for most people. Now, with our combined proactive solution, we put that whole process of preventative home maintenance on autopilot for homeowners. I could not be more excited to significantly scale our business and launch our innovative virtual solution for homeowners.” – Dayna Weitzman, President of My Home Expert.