Decide before the walls close.
Wiring an open frame takes hours. Opening finished walls takes days, plus patching and paint. The best moment to plan is before drywall.
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Smart Estate Guide is a private, independent concierge for owners of exceptional homes. We vet licensed Savant, Control4 and Crestron installers, arrange your consultations, and stay with you until you're confident in the choice.
Free to homeowners · Licensed installers only · Your details are never sold
Every installer's state license, checked on the state's own lookup before any introduction.
We don't install or sell equipment, so there is no brand to push.
Your details go only to the installers you choose to meet. Never to a list.
Installers pay us only when a project goes ahead. You never pay us anything.
Directories hand your number to a list. We do the opposite: we do the legwork, introduce you to the installers who truly fit, and stay with you until the right one is chosen.
Every installer's state license, checked on the state's own lookup, their certification for your system, and homes like yours they've finished.
Your consultation, booked for you: at the home, aboard, or by video from wherever you are this season.
Want another view? We set up the next consultation, as many as it takes, each on your timeline and within a realistic budget.
With you until you're confident. It costs you nothing: installers pay us only when a project goes ahead.
Today's systems do far more than dim the lights. Here is what you can have, and what it is like to live with.
Lighting, shades, climate, music, TV and cameras on one app and a few elegant keypads. Tap "Good night" and the house locks up, dims and cools.
Lighting scenes for every mood, and motorized shades that open and close with the sun to cut glare and protect floors, art and furniture.
Say "dim the kitchen" or "play jazz by the pool." Use a familiar assistant, or a privacy-focused system such as Josh.ai built for high-end homes.
Newer systems understand everyday speech and run routines on their own: lights that follow sunset, shades that close when a room heats up, alerts when something looks wrong.
Cameras, smart locks, gates and intercoms on the same app, on a professionally secured network. Ask for cameras that record locally, so footage stays in your home.
Music inside and out, a media room or private cinema, and one "Entertain" scene that sets the lights, music and pool for guests.
Room-by-room temperature and humidity, plus power, solar, battery or generator status at a glance.
See the house from anywhere: alerts for power loss, water leaks and temperature, and a cool, lit home the day you arrive.
Most whole-home systems run $60,000 to $150,000. Know the range before the first conversation, so every quote you hear makes sense.
Homes of 2,000 to 3,500 sq ft. Lighting, shades and music in the rooms you use most.
Homes of 3,500 to 6,000 sq ft. Every room on one app, plus climate, security and cameras.
Homes of 6,000 to 15,000+ sq ft, guest houses, cinemas and grounds.
About $25,000 on average; high-end rooms pass $100,000.
Ranges published by Savant dealers and by Angi's home theater cost guide, 2026. Every home is different; your installer's quote is what counts.
Pick what matters most. We'll show you the system that usually fits, and what to ask the installer.
Known for one polished, simple app for lighting, climate, music, video and cameras. A favorite in luxury homes and on yachts.
Which Savant dealer program they belong to, and two finished homes like yours.
Wiring an open frame takes hours. Opening finished walls takes days, plus patching and paint. The best moment to plan is before drywall.
Plan it with an installer now →
Consultations can happen by video while you're away, so the work is planned and scheduled before you arrive.
Start from wherever you are →Each market has its own homes, climate and licensing. We know the installers in each, and the questions to ask them.
"Every request is handled personally. I check each installer's license myself, and I stay with you until you're confident in the choice."
Licensed installers only. Your details go only to the installers you choose to meet. Never a list, never a sale. Free to you, always.
Straight answers to what owners ask us most.
Most whole-home systems run $60,000 to $150,000. Main-room systems run $30,000 to $60,000, and estates $150,000 and up. Each city has its own cost guide with local detail.
Neither is better in every home. Savant is known for its simple app; Control4 for its choice of devices. The installer matters as much as the brand. See the full comparison.
Yes. We start with the best fit for your home. If you'd like to compare, we set up consultations with other strong options until you're confident. We do the legwork; you just show up.
Installers pay us a referral fee only when a project goes ahead. You never pay us anything, and you're never obliged to hire.
Naples, Marco Island and Bonita Springs; Palm Beach and Boca Raton; Scottsdale and Paradise Valley; and Atlanta, including Buckhead and the northern suburbs.
No. Many owners start by phone or video while they're away, and the installer walks the home with a family member, a house manager or your builder.
Tell us about the home. We'll confirm the details with you, then book your first consultation with the installer who fits best.