RoundwrightReply to a new lead
An email to adapt for the first reply to someone asking about home watch: what a visit covers, what happens when something's wrong, what it costs and how to start. Plus a short follow-up for when they go quiet.
Free home watch resources
Everything we've written for people who look after empty homes, from the first email to a new lead to closing up the house for the season. Free to use, change and hand to your clients.
Find clients
Low-cost marketing ideas
Sixteen ways to get in front of seasonal homeowners that cost little or nothing, from insurance agents and estate attorneys to the newsletters snowbirds already read.
Price and sign up
Pricing worksheet
Work out a price per visit from the pay you want, your costs and your drive time between stops, with a worked example beside your own numbers. Then check it against three local competitors. The Excel version does the sums for you.
Service agreement and key authorization
One document, one signature. Part A covers visits, fees, what you may do in an emergency and how either side ends it. Part B logs every key and code you hold and who else may go in.
A starting point, not legal advice. Have an attorney in your state read it before you use it.
First walk-through worksheet
Laid out in the order you walk the house: arriving, outside, garage, kitchen, bathrooms, living areas, heating and cooling. Note each shutoff and setting where you find it, with the owner beside you.
Every visit
Visit checklist
Outside, inside, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and lock-up, with extras for a pool, a dock, vehicles and storm season. Pick the extras a home has and print, or download a one-page PDF.
For your clients
Rather not carry paper?
Roundwright runs your visit checklist on your iPhone or iPad, takes timestamped arrival and departure photos, and emails each homeowner a clean report under your business name.
Coming soon to the App Store. To try it early, email support@roundwright.com. More about Roundwright.