Looking after Sun City West homes the way a good neighbor would
When you head north for the season, someone local lets themselves in, walks every room, keeps the water moving through the pipes, and tells you exactly how the house is doing.
You will hear back from us within one business day.
Here is what happens between the moment we pull up and the moment we lock the door behind us.
Before we reach the door we gather the mail, the flyers, and any notice tucked in the frame, and we look over the roofline, the stucco, and the block wall for anything the wind moved.
We check the thermostat is still holding at 85 and the air is running, look at the breaker panel, and listen for the chirp of a smoke or carbon monoxide detector with a tired battery.
We run each faucet and shower and flush each toilet so the drain traps stay full and sewer gas stays out, then look underneath and around the water heater for the start of a leak.
We walk the whole house slowly, looking up at ceilings and skylights after rain and watching for scorpions, rodent droppings, a musty smell, or a spot of damp.
We check the pool level and listen to the pump, look for a broken drip line in the landscaping, and check that the patio looks just as you left it.
We try every door and slider, set everything back the way we found it, and send you a short report, with pictures of anything that needs a closer look.
Wondering about something specific? Our questions from Sun City West neighbors may already cover it.
Before you leave, we visit your home with you, learn its quirks, and photograph how it looks on day one.
Once, twice, or four times a month, we let ourselves in and follow the same careful routine.
A note when we arrive, a note when we leave, and a report afterward, with pictures whenever something needs your eye.
Here are a few of the Sun City West families whose homes we look in on.
We are gone for part of the summer and I used to ask the neighbors to keep an eye on things. This is so much easier. I get an update after the visit and know someone actually checked the house.
We had an issue with the AC while we were out of town and they let us know about it right away. We were able to get someone out there before it became a bigger problem. Very glad we had them checking the house.
What I like most is that I don't have to wonder whether something happened while we were gone. They check everything, send pictures and keep us in the loop. It makes leaving Arizona for a few months a lot easier.
Our home watch journal has longer reading on caring for a Sun City West house from afar.
The small things you do on the way out the door, from the thermostat to the blinds to the buckets of water, decide how the house looks when you get back in the fall.
The Posse, your neighbors, the CC&R department, and a home watch service each look after a different part of an empty house. Here is how they fit together.
Many Sun City West houses were built in the 1980s and 1990s. Here is what we pay closest attention to in a home that has a few decades behind it.
After months away, a few simple steps in the first hours and days will tell you whether the house kept well, and catch small problems before they grow.
Not all home watch services work the same way. These seven questions help you compare them fairly, and tell you who will actually be walking through your house.
Let us know your flight dates, and we will plan our visits around the months you are gone.
