Home watch for second homes · Vail to Gypsum

Your house, on the record. Every visit.

We check your home while you're away and keep a dated, photo-by-photo Home File of every visit. You know it's fine, and your insurer can see it was checked.

Get a free first walk-through See plans from $295

Month to month · Same-day storm and outage checks · Local number: (970) 319-7653

Home FileSample · Bachelor Gulch

Visits logged24

Photos912

Issues caught3

Jan 14, 7:42am · Heat 58°F, supply lines dry, no ice at eaves. 38 photos.
Jan 9, 6:10am · Storm check after 14 in. Deck load flagged, snow crew booked.
Dec 31, 4:15pm · Hard-freeze walk at −14°F. Boiler and snowmelt running.

Illustration. Your file downloads anytime as a dated PDF.

Vail right now · ~8,200 ft

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Low, next 18h: —
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Weather by Open-Meteo. Holy Cross outage map

Why a Home File

An empty house fails quietly. The file is how you'll know, and how you'll prove it.

Vacancy clauses

Many policies expect a vacant home to be checked on a schedule. Every visit is dated and photographed, so the schedule is on paper.

Freeze and water

A tripped boiler or a slow leak is caught on the next visit, not three weeks later. Hard-freeze nights get an extra walk.

Wildfire scores

Colorado insurers now show your wildfire risk score at renewal. Your file holds the mitigation proof an appeal needs.

Coming up for the holidays?

Walk into a warm, ready house.

We open the house the day before you arrive, so the first thing you do is unpack, not hunt for a frozen pipe.

Book arrival prep Call or text (970) 319-7653

Arrival prep

$150 per arrival

Heat up the day before you arrive
Water on, lines and fixtures checked for leaks
Full walk-through with photos sent to you
Groceries stocked if you want them, at cost plus $35

Holiday weeks (Nov 21–29 and Dec 19–Jan 3) add $50 per arrival. Book by Nov 15 and it's waived. Your first visit starts your Home File.

Plans

Plans, priced up front.

Every plan builds your Home File. Month to month. Prepay the year and save 10%.

Watch

$295/mo

Visit every other week
Check after major storms
Coded key holding
Home File with every visit

Start with Watch

Most chosen Nov–Apr

Weekly Watch

$475/mo

Weekly visits
Storm and outage response
Extra hard-freeze night walks
Home File with every visit

Start Weekly Watch

Steward

$850/mo, by home size

Everything in Weekly Watch
Vendor oversight and access
Arrival prep before every stay
One point of contact

Start Steward

Sensor Response

Your leak and temperature sensors alert us, and we go. +$49/mo

Hard-freeze walk

One-off check when it drops below zero. $129

Storm check

Same-day after snow, wind or an outage. $195

Single visit

One check with a Home File page. $150

Arrival prep

Heat up, walks cleared, groceries in. From $150

Seasonal open or close

Irrigation, gaps sealed, heat set. From $195

House sitting

Overnights with pets, plants and mail. From $150/night

Dog drop-ins

For home watch clients. From $45/visit

Vendor meets $75/hr · After-hours call-out $150 · Holiday weeks +50% · Prepay the year and save 10%.

Not sure which plan?

How is the home used?

How long does it sit empty?

Size and systems

Rentals, listings and landlords

For the homes that aren't just yours.

STR Local Agent

Vail requires a local agent who answers within 60 minutes, day and night. We're it.

$175/mo + $95 per call-out

Short-term rental management

Bookings, guest messages, cleaning turns and the town license. Short-term only; no long-term leasing.

From 20% of bookings

Listed-home care

For brokers: weekly checks on vacant listings with a photo report you can send the seller.

$250/mo

Condition reports

Move-in or move-out, photo by photo, for landlords and property owners.

$149 per report · $39/mo per unit for portfolios

House Admin

Bills, HOA paperwork, vendors and a monthly statement, so the house runs without you.

From $1,250/mo

Resident caretaker

For homes with a caretaker unit. Scope and hours set in writing.

Custom

Anywhere in Colorado's mountains

Got a wildfire score with your renewal? Let's answer it.

Since October 1, 2026, Colorado insurers have to show your wildfire risk score and consider an appeal. We build the Wildfire File: score review, mitigation proof, the appeal, and grant paperwork for the work itself.

How the Wildfire File works

Wildfire File: score review, proof, appealfrom $299

Grant filing (Fire Free Five, county cost-share)$149

Mitigation coordination, paid after your vendor is paid10–15%

How it works

Three steps to a checked house.

1. Free walk-through

A 30-minute call, then we walk the house with you or by video. Shutoffs mapped, every room photographed. That's page one of your Home File.

2. Pick a schedule

Every other week, weekly or full stewardship. Coded keys, codes kept in a password manager, a written service agreement.

3. Visits, on the record

Each visit adds a dated page with photos. Problems get a call or text right away, and repairs only happen with your OK.

Communities we serve

Where we walk through the door

Home watch stays within about 45 minutes of Avon, so a storm call never waits on a pass closure.

Upper valley

Vail · East Vail · West Vail · Minturn

Mid valley

Avon · Wildridge · EagleVail · Beaver Creek · Bachelor Gulch · Arrowhead · Edwards · Cordillera

Down valley

Eagle · Gypsum · Wolcott

Wildfire File and grant filing: Summit County, the Roaring Fork Valley and anywhere in Colorado's mountains, done remotely. See the Wildfire File →

Keys and privacy

Trust is the whole job.

Keys tagged with a code, never an address
Alarm and door codes in a password manager, never by email
Timestamped photos on every visit
A written service agreement, month to month
We never publish client addresses or travel dates
Locally owned, born and raised in Eagle County

FAQ

Straight answers.

What is the Home File?

It's the running record of your house: every visit dated and timestamped, with photos of heat, water, roof and entries, plus anything we found and fixed. You can download it as a PDF anytime and hand it to your insurer, an HOA or a buyer.

Is the first walk-through really free?

Yes. We walk the house, map the shutoffs and photograph every room. You keep that first page of your Home File whether or not you sign up.

Will the Home File keep my insurance valid?

We can't promise that. Policies differ, and many ask that a vacant home be checked on a schedule. The Home File documents that it was, visit by visit. Ask your agent what your policy requires and we'll match the schedule.

Do you cover Summit County or Aspen?

Not for home watch. We keep visits within about 45 minutes of Avon so a storm call never waits on Vail Pass or the canyon. The Wildfire File and grant filing work anywhere in Colorado's mountains, and we can introduce you to a trusted home watch company there.

Do you manage rentals?

Short-term rentals, yes: bookings, guests, cleaning and the town license, plus Vail's required local agent. We don't do long-term leasing.

How do you handle keys and codes?

Keys are tagged with a code, never an address. Alarm and door codes live in a password manager and never go by email. We never publish client addresses or travel dates.