The National Home Watch Association defines Home Watch as “a visual inspection of a

home or property, looking for obvious issues.”

We are a locally owned and operated, insured, bonded, and accredited home watch company servicing Steamboat Springs community. We check your property and identify problems or potential problems that can occur while your property is vacant. We provide a physical presence that is not available through a remote alarm monitoring service. We can help with most requests you have by contacting us.

An alarm company remotely monitors entry into your home and smoke/fire alarms, but

they do not provide a physical presence or monitor potential problems that can occur

due to issues such as broken pipes/leaks, mechanical failures, mold, or pests. We

identify those problems or the possibility of their occurrence and notify you for guidance.

Homewatch Steamboat proudly displays the Accredited banner of the National Home

Watch Association. We have been vetted and approved to ensure we are trained, insured and bonded. We also subscribe to the NHWA’s Code of Ethics and follow industry best practices. Our owner is a Certified Home Watch Professional (NHWA).

While we do not provide home maintenance services, we can refer you to quality

contractors and coordinate access to your property.

For all services provided, we will email an invoice after the service is performed that

includes links for several payment options. We currently accept checks, credit card

payments, and Venmo.

Most neighborhood watch programs are passive by nature and do not provide the level

of engagement with your property that we provide. We will check your property’s interior

and exterior in far more detail than you can expect from a neighborhood watch program.

We are not house sitters. We are trained, insured and bonded and our core service includes weekly or biweekly home visits where we follow a specific and mutually agreed upon checklist. We are typically in an average home for 30-45 minutes per visit and take great pride in making you home is safe and secure.

No, many duties of a traditional property manager fall under the Colorado Real Estate

Commission’s (CREC) definition of real estate activity, including leasing and

management of real estate for a fee, negotiating lease terms, and handling security

deposits and rental receipts. We do not provide these services or directly manage rental

or investment properties. Home Watch is a visual inspection of a home or property,

looking for obvious issues.

We will send you a detailed report by email with pictures of any problems identified

upon completion of inspecting the interior and exterior of your home.

We strongly believe our services are reasonably priced for the value we provide. When

you compare the expense of problems that often arise in unoccupied homes with the

cost of our services, we believe we offer excellent value. We base our per visit price on

factors such as size/layout of a home, distance and unique requests. We will be happy

to provide a free home visit/consultation or give you a per visit estimate prior to any

service being performed.

No. We check your property, but we are not property inspectors. Property inspectors are

usually involved in the sale of a property to inspect the structure, plumbing, electrical

and heating and air condition systems. Home Watch does visual inspections, looking for

obvious problems or potential problems.

Yes, we can provide access services and remain on-site for an hourly charge. We ask

for at least a 48 hours notification to schedule our personnel when possible. We do

understand emergencies arise and will do our best to accommodate.

We will send you a report upon completion of our visit to your home. Any problems

identified will be accompanied by pictures and details of the problem. If there is

something urgent identified, we will contact you immediately to discuss what course of

action you desire.

Absolutely. We can coordinate access to your property for any situation at an hourly

rate. All we need is your notification of date and time and any instructions you have.