Snowbirds! Don’t make this costly mistake before leaving your AZ home

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Tim Gauen, owner of Homewatch Dronewatch performing a home inspection March 6, 2024. [Bryan Mordt]

Attention, snowbirds! 

Before you flap your wings and migrate somewhere cooler for the summer, ask yourself this: Would you risk losing your most valuable asset over a mistake that costs as little as $50 to fix? 

If you leave your Arizona home unattended for months on end, you could wind up like a lamb to the squatter — ahem, slaughter — because there are people out there waiting for you to leave your house so they can take over. 

Don’t believe me? A TikTok influencer last month amassed more than half a million followers teaching undocumented immigrants how to “invade” American homes and invoke squatter’s rights. 

Here in Arizona, state law requires YOU to pay out of pocket to go through a lengthy, expensive lawsuit just to remove someone who is unlawfully occupying your home. 

On top of that, your insurance company might require monthly visits to your vacant home. If you’re relying on a neighbor to do this, do you trust they can prepare a valid and qualifying report? 

Your peace of mind costs as little as $50 a month if you hire a trusted National Home Watch Association professional like HomeWatch DroneWatch in Maricopa.  

In fact, investing in a home watch service can actually save you money in the long term. 

We are certified home watch professionals with clean background checks. Trained and trusted! 

With home watch professionals by your side, you’ll avoid: 

  • Squatters trying to invade your home 
  • Thousands of dollars of floor and drywall damage due to a leaky appliance 
  • Irrigation leaks, which are common  
  • Rotten food in the fridge 
  • Withering or dying plants 

We will send you bi-weekly or monthly photos of your prized plants and trees so you can make sure they’re remaining vibrant and healthy. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us before you leave for the summer at 480-999-0609 or at [email protected]. 

HomeWatch DroneWatch — “An eye and ear when you’re not here!” 

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Elias Weiss, Managing Editor
Elias Weiss obtained his journalism degree from the University of Arkansas and reported first for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He went on to become managing editor of the Chatham Star-Tribune, leading the publication to be named Best Weekly Newspaper in Virginia by the Virginia Press Association in 2019. In 2020 and 2021, the Association awarded him four individual first-place awards in government, breaking news and headline writing among journalists statewide. After working as an investigative reporter in the Valley for Phoenix New Times and The Daily Beast, Elias joined InMaricopa as its managing editor in June 2023. Elias discusses Arizona politics every other Thursday on KFNX 1100 am radio in Phoenix. He has been featured on KAWC NPR in Yuma, HBO and GB News.