[New Englander]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

I really don't care for the doomsday predictions people make here on the forum, that said let me share this:

I had a rental, designer home and a home watch service that is widely praised on the forum for nearly four years. The home is also smart, sensors, monitors and locks. I was promised weekly checks which usually happened monthly. During one summer run two months passed with no checks followed by photos of the exterior on the third. That seemed odd usually I received interior photos when they came. The sensors indicated they haven't even entered the home.

In the case of a rental home watch is useful to have for renter issues but not so for home checks.

For my last home which was not rented, I skipped the home watch.

Yes it meant I shut off the potable water, saran wrapped the toilets and so on.

If my experience is representative you don't need home watch at all.

What if the air conditioner fails for some reason?