I’m a longtime home automation enthusiast and a veteran HomeSeer user with nearly 30+ years of experience in the space. My current setup provides fairly comprehensive control over the home—including locks, alarm, ventilation, blinds, and more. While I rely primarily on Alexa for daily interaction when manual control is desired, I also have robust web and mobile access.
That said, I’m now at a point where I value simplicity over tinkering. I’m considering migrating from HomeSeer (using HS3 and finding the migration to HS4 a bit problematic) to Home Assistant for a more unified and streamlined experience.
Are there any known providers in the Chicago area who specialize in HomeSeer-to-Home Assistant migrations and can offer ongoing support post-migration?
Thanks in advance.
Richard
Browse around the forum before you make any decisions. Many would say Home Assistant is nothing but tinkering. 
Having said that, you’re in the right section - people offering installation/support usually post in Social.
There are many excellent reasons for migrating to HA. As a former HS user, I can say without reservation that I’m happy I made the switch several years ago. But as the previous poster says, you need to investigate further if “minimize tinkering” is your key objective. There are constant improvements in the form of monthly updates plus multiple point releases, and while you can go a while without applying them, it gets progressively harder to catch up. This is a feature, not a bug! But some level of ongoing tinkering is pretty much necessary to maintain HA at this point.
All that said, it’s very easy to dip your toes and fire up an instance of HA on a Pi, old laptop, or other system you have available. It’s free, so give it a try and start to learn it’s terminology and way of doing things!
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