Home watch
Home watch in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley
Documented inspections of your home while it sits empty — so a small problem is found while it is still small.
What an empty Arizona house risks
A closed home in an Arizona summer is not simply unoccupied — it is unmonitored while under the most load it will face all year. A failed AC compressor pushes indoor temperatures far past what cabinetry, flooring, artwork, and electronics were built to survive. A supply line that lets go in June runs until someone notices. Neither announces itself.
Home watch exists to close that gap. Someone walks the property on a set schedule, checks the things that fail unattended, and documents what they found.
What Sterling checks on every visit
- Water intrusion and leaks at every sink, fixture, and water heater
- HVAC operation and thermostat settings in each zone
- Pool water level, equipment, and chemistry
- Irrigation function and any obvious line breaks
- Refrigeration and any appliance left running
- Pests, scorpions, and evidence of entry
- Exterior doors, windows, gates, and alarm status
- General condition, inside and out, with timestamped photographs
Watching is only half of it
Most home watch companies stop at the report. Finding the leak is useful; having someone already authorized to fix it is the part that actually protects the house.
Sterling dispatches a vetted contractor, meets them at the property, supervises the repair, and closes it out — the same day for anything urgent. It’s the difference between being told there’s a problem and having it handled. For year-round care rather than seasonal watching, see luxury property management and snowbird home care.
Common questions
What is home watch?
Home watch is a regular, documented inspection of an unoccupied home. A trained person walks the property on a set schedule, checks the systems most likely to fail unattended — water, climate, power, security, pool — and reports back with photos. The purpose is catching a small problem while it is still small.
How often should an empty Arizona home be checked?
Weekly is the standard for a home sitting empty through an Arizona summer, and most insurers expect at least that. A failed AC compressor in July can push indoor temperatures past 120°F and destroy cabinetry, artwork, and electronics within days, so the gap between visits is the real risk.
What does a Sterling home watch visit actually cover?
Water intrusion and leaks under every sink and fixture, HVAC operation and thermostat settings, water heater and softener, pool level and chemistry, irrigation, refrigeration, pests and scorpions, exterior doors and windows, alarm status, and general condition. Every visit produces a timestamped photo record.
Is home watch the same as a house sitter?
No. A house sitter occupies the home. Home watch is a professional inspection by an insured company that documents each visit and escalates to a licensed contractor when something is wrong. Insurers treat the two very differently.
What happens if you find a problem?
Your property manager contacts you immediately with photos, dispatches a vetted contractor, and oversees the repair through completion. You approve the work from wherever you are — you never have to find a plumber from another time zone.
Your home, handled.
Tell us about your home and how you live. We’ll take it from there.
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