These are the questions Verrado owners ask us before they hire anyone. If yours is missing, you can see what a visit covers or ask us directly.
We start outside and work inward. We check the roof line, the yard and the garage, then move to the A/C, the plumbing, each room and the pool. A report follows after every visit. The Verrado home watch services page walks through each part.
A house sitter stays in your home, and that brings its own risks and rules. We visit on a schedule, check the systems that fail in an empty house and report what we see. Nobody moves in, and you get a written record of every visit.
Most owners choose a visit every one or two weeks, and some pick once a month for a short trip. The hottest weeks and the monsoon months are the ones where more frequent visits matter most, because a problem gets less time to grow.
The season matters as much as the length of the trip. In July a failed A/C or a small leak can cause real damage within days, so a three week trip in the summer can call for more care than a longer trip in winter.
Heat does its damage quietly. Adhesives soften, paint blisters and electronics run hot, and the outcome depends on how soon someone finds the problem. If the A/C is down when we arrive, we phone you, then phone the A/C company you named and meet the technician at the door.
Our target is 85 degrees, with the system in cool mode and the fan switch on auto. If your A/C company names a different target for your equipment, we follow theirs instead.
We inspect the roof from the street, then the windows, ceilings, yard and pool, and we look at the outdoor A/C unit for dust and debris. A storm check the day after a big storm is available as an extra. Monsoon season officially runs from mid June through the end of September, and what a summer storm leaves behind covers what we look for.
Fine grit packs into the outdoor A/C unit and clogs the pool skimmer, and a pile of debris at the door can tell the street that no one is home. We clear what we can and tell you what needs a professional.
For a long trip it is a good call, because a burst supply line cannot flood a house with the water off. If you close it, we open it briefly on each visit to run the drains and then close it again. If you leave it open, we spend more time on the cabinets under the sinks and on the water heater.
EPCOR does, according to the community's own utilities page. The same page lists APS for electricity, Southwest Gas for gas and the City of Buckeye for trash and recycling.
A curve of pipe under each sink, tub and toilet traps some water, and that water seals out sewer smell. In a dry, closed house it slowly evaporates. Every visit runs fresh water through each drain and toilet, which refills those seals.
We look for drips, rust, damp floors and crusty residue where minerals dry out. EPCOR supplies Verrado's water, and dissolved minerals leave scale over time, so residue often appears before a stain does. If you have a softener, we make sure it sits in the setting you chose.
Bark scorpions live across the Valley, and a quiet house is the kind of shelter they like. Homes that back onto open desert or a wash see more of them. Every visit includes a look along the baseboards, in the bathrooms and around the garage, and we report what we find. Getting rid of them is the pest company's job, and we will meet them at the door on the day they come.
They chew wiring and build nests under hoods and in engine compartments, and a cart or car that sits for months makes an easy target. Our visits always include the garage, where we watch for droppings, nesting material and chewed wires.
Yes. The Verrado Community Association follows a written process that starts with a courtesy notice, and your absence does not pause it. Complaints have to come in writing, and bins in view or slipping landscaping are the usual causes for an empty house. How Verrado HOA enforcement works when nobody is home explains each step.
The City of Buckeye handles trash and recycling in Verrado, and it offers a service hold for residents who are away. Terms can change, so the city's utility billing office is the place to confirm the current rules before you leave.
Yes. We look after homes across Verrado, including the 55+ Victory District, the Main Street District and the streets near Verrado Golf Club. Victory homes carry their own CC&Rs on top of the community rules, and our checklist accounts for both. The Verrado service area shows the whole picture.
A few homes in Buckeye, Waddell, Litchfield Park, Goodyear and Surprise also fit our route. You can send the address through the contact page, and the reply tells you whether we cover it.
The report names what we inspected and what turned up, organized by area of the house. It is dated, and it reaches you after every visit.
Photos come when something needs your attention, such as a stain, a leak or a damaged fixture. Every visit gets a report, and photos arrive whenever they help you decide what to do.
They can help. A policy can limit or change coverage after a house has been vacant for a set period, and that period differs by insurer. A dated report after each visit shows that someone kept watch. Your policy has the final word, so read the vacancy terms or ask your agent.
The price follows the square footage of the house and the number of visits you want each month. You learn the exact price first, and you can stop at any time. You can request a free quote, and we will reply within one business day.
About two or three weeks out is the sweet spot, since the first meeting happens at the house before you leave. You can read how home watch works in Verrado to see what that meeting involves.