Compare · Property managers
A weekly visit samples the risk. Sensors watch all of it.
Property managers do real work — bookings, cleaning coordination, tenant relations. The honest question is whether periodic visits are the right tool for failure detection.
| HavenIQ | Property Manager | DIY Sensors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical monthly cost | $99–299 | $150–300+ | Hardware only |
| Failure detection | Continuous, 24/7 | Periodic visits | Continuous |
| Who reads the signal | Trained human | Whoever visits | You |
| Response to a real problem | Coordinated dispatch | Next scheduled visit | You handle it |
| Catches developing/invisible issues | Yes — flow & trend data | Only if visible on a visit | Only what a sensor touches |
| Handles bookings & guests | No | Yes | No |
What a property manager is for
Full-service management typically runs $150–300 a month and earns it on operations: guest or tenant management, cleaning, rent, listings. If you need those things, a manager may be the right call — and HavenIQ works fine alongside one.
Where the model has a gap
Failure detection by visit means a leak that starts an hour after Tuesday's walkthrough has until next Tuesday to run. Most developing problems — slow leaks, drifting temperatures, dying sump pumps — are invisible to a walkthrough anyway. Visits sample; they don't supervise.
What HavenIQ does instead
Continuous sensor coverage of water, temperature, and device health, with a trained human assessing every abnormal signal and coordinating dispatch with your authorization — at $99/month, or $79 locked for life as a founding pilot property. If your need is property protection rather than operations, you're paying manager prices for a detection model that mostly isn't there.