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Running home watch operations
The day-to-day craft of the work: checklists, reports, proof of visit, agreements, storms, and getting paid.
Home watch service agreements: what yours needs to cover
A handshake works right up until a pipe bursts. A clear written agreement protects you and your client, sets expectations before the first visit, and makes the awkward conversations unnecessary.
Home watch invoicing and getting paid: a practical guide
You can run perfect visits and still bleed money if billing is a mess. Getting paid promptly (without spending your evenings chasing checks) is a system, not a personality trait. Here's how to build it.
What a great home watch report includes
Your report is the deliverable the homeowner actually sees. A clean, consistent one earns trust and renewals; a sloppy one undoes a careful visit. Here's the structure of a report worth paying for.
Storm and hurricane prep for home watch operators
For operators in storm-prone markets, weather season is the whole job. Here's how to prepare vacant homes before a storm, document the aftermath, and turn storm response into a service.
Proof of visit: documenting home watch the right way
In home watch, the documentation is the product. Here's what a defensible proof-of-visit record actually looks like, plus the documentation habits that protect you when it matters.
The home watch inspection checklist (free template)
A consistent checklist is what makes your service repeatable and your reports trustworthy. Use this room-by-room template as your starting point and adapt it to each property.
Go deeper than the guides
See what home watch software does end to end, how NestWatch stacks up against the tools you might be using today, and every feature in the platform.
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