Monte-Co Home Watch Questions
General - Home Watch Questions
What is Home Watch?
The National Home Watch Association defines Home Watch as “The visual inspection of an unoccupied home or property, looking for obvious issues.”
What are your credentials?
Monte-Co Home Watch proudly displays the Accredited banner of the National Home Watch Association. We have been vetted and approved by this organization to ensure we are bonded and insured for your protection. We subscribe to the NHWA’s Code of Ethics.
We have a neighborhood watch program. Doesn’t that do the same thing?
Most neighborhood watch programs are passive by nature and do not provide the level of engagement with your property that Monte-Co Home Watch provides. We will check your property’s interior and exterior in far more detail than you can expect from a neighborhood watch program.
What is Monte-Co Home Watch?
We are a professional insured, bonded, and accredited Home Watch Service serving Cortez, Dolores and
Mancos, Colorado. We check your property to identify any existing or potential issues that may arise while it is unoccupied. 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.
My alarm company provides security for my home. What value do you add?
An alarm company monitors entry into your home or a fire alarm but they do not monitor potential problems that can occur due to broken pipes, mold, or pests. We identify those problems or the possibility of their occurrence and notify you for guidance.
Qualifications - Home Watch Questions
Are you insured?
Monte-Co Home Watch is insured, bonded, and accredited, and participates in the National Home Watch Association Code of Ethics.
Services - Home Watch Questions
How often do I need a home watch service?
Are your services expensive?
We think our services are reasonably priced for the value we provide. When you compare the possible damage due to a leak or damage by pests or vagrants with the cost, our services are an excellent value. We will be happy to discuss our pricing for home watch services and any additional services you may require at a free consultation.
Services - Home Watch Questions
Are you a house sitter service?
We are not house sitters. Our core service includes periodic visits to your home where we follow a specific and mutually agreed upon checklist. We are in your home for about an hour per visit and take great pride in making sure your home is as you left it for your return. House sitters are not looking to be caretakers. They are looking for a place to stay and get paid in a nice area with 24/7 access to everything in your home.
Are you a property inspector?
While we check your property, we are NOT a property inspector. Property inspectors are usually involved in the sale of a property to do a detailed inspection of the structure, plumbing, electrical, heating, and air condition systems. Monte-Co Home Watch provides a visual inspection of your vacant home or property looking for obvious issues.
Do you provide keyholder services?
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.
If I need coordination with contractors doing work on my home can you help?
Monte-Co Home Watch will provide access services and remain on-site for an hourly charge. We ask for at least a 48-hour notification to schedule our personnel.
Can you help me with home maintenance services?
While we do not provide home maintenance services, we can perform light duty repairs as well as refer you to quality contractors or vendors and coordinate access to your property.
Reporting - Home Watch Questions
If you find a problem how will I be notified?
Monte-Co Home Watch will send you a report after completion of a home visit accompanied by photos and details documenting any issues discovered.
What type of reporting can I expect from you?
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. You can find a video detailing the benefits & features of our HomeWatchIT reporting section of our Services page.