Smart property solutions · Dallas–Fort Worth
One Integrator. One Dashboard. Every Door, Camera, and Sensor.
Powerhouse Guardians focuses on retrofitting and enhancing existing security infrastructure with AI integration. We keep the cameras, readers, and wiring you’ve already invested in, layer AI capability on top, and bring access, video, alarms, water, energy, and smart-home devices into one place your team can actually run. No rip-and-replace required.
What changes for your team
Fewer Apps, Fewer Truck Rolls, Fewer Surprises
Most rental properties run on a patchwork: a lock vendor, a camera vendor, an alarm company, and a cabling contractor — each with its own login and support line. We consolidate that into one design, one install team, and one system of record per site.
One place to manage
Doors, cameras, sensors, and thermostats organized by property, building, and unit — with device trouble conditions in a single view.
Workflows, not just devices
Move-ins, move-outs, vendor visits, vacancies, and after-hours events handled with schedules and rules instead of keys and phone calls.
Accountability from cable to cloud
One licensed Texas contractor is accountable for design, wiring, installation, configuration, and service.
How it works
Built Around How Rental Properties Operate
See the whole portfolio from one screen
Platform options include Alarm.com, where Powerhouse Guardians is an Authorized Dealer. Staff see what needs attention first — offline devices, open doors, low batteries, active alarms — without logging into four systems.
- Group devices by property, building, unit, or zone
- Role-based access for managers, maintenance, and vendors
- Alerts by push, text, or email, routed to the right person
- Mobile app and web access for on-site and off-site staff
Rules and schedules do the routine work
Set the property’s rhythm once — office hours, amenity hours, vacancy settings, vendor windows — and let automation handle it. Exceptions come to you as alerts.
- Door schedules for offices, amenities, and gates
- Eco settings for vacant units and pre-conditioning before tours
- After-hours-only AI video rules for pools, parking, and back-of-house
- Activity data from non-biometric sources such as door events and motion zones
Built on infrastructure we install and stand behind
Smart devices are only as reliable as the network, power, and pathways behind them. As a Division 27/28 low-voltage integrator, we design and install that backbone too.
- Structured cabling, network closets, PoE, and pathways
- Access controllers, alarm panels, and gate interfaces
- Retrofit of existing wiring where it tests good
- One point of contact for service after installation
The pieces
How Everything Connects
Every capability below is available on its own — start with the problem that costs you the most today, and add the rest on the same platform as budgets allow.
| Topic | Patchwork of vendors | Powerhouse Guardians |
|---|---|---|
| Design responsibility | Split across vendors | One integrated design |
| Existing equipment | Often replaced to fit one vendor | Kept where compatible and in good condition |
| Logins your team manages | One per system | One system of record per site |
| Cabling, network, and power | Separate contractor | Included in PGC scope |
| Service call | Which vendor owns the problem? | One accountable DFW contractor |
Capabilities
Explore Each Capability
Each solution works on its own and on the same platform as the others.
Access Management
Keyless entry, mobile credentials, smart locks, and remote door control with a full event history.
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Video Monitoring
AI person and vehicle alerts, plain-language video search, doorbells, and intercoms.
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Safety & Security
Intrusion alarms, environmental sensors, and video-verified alerts with monitoring options.
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Water Leak Detection
Leak and freeze sensors, real-time alerts, and automatic shut-off on supported systems.
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Energy Management
Smart thermostats, vacant-unit schedules, automation rules, and HVAC alerts.
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Self-Guided Tours
Time-limited tour codes, entry logging, and vacant-unit protection behind your touring software.
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Resident Smart Home
App control of locks, temperature, and lights for residents — owner-level control for you.
Learn more →Retrofit-first
Keep What Works. Layer Smart Capability on Top.
Powerhouse Guardians focuses on retrofitting and enhancing existing security infrastructure with AI integration. We keep the cameras, readers, panels, and cabling you’ve already invested in when they’re compatible and in good condition — and add only what’s missing. No rip-and-replace required.
How we work
From Property Walk to Ongoing Support
Property walk & system review
We document what’s installed — cameras, readers, panels, wiring, and network — and how your team operates.
Design & scope
Itemized keep / enhance / add recommendations, with one-time installation and monthly service quoted together.
Install & integrate
Licensed technicians handle cabling through cloud setup, scheduled around residents and staff.
Configure & train
Roles, schedules, alerts, and access plans configured for your team, plus hands-on staff training.
Support & optimize
Ongoing service, device-health checks, and tuning as your portfolio and policies change.
Tailored by property type
Built for How Your Property Operates
Multifamily Communities
Gates, entries, amenities, package rooms, and smart-apartment upgrades — retrofit what you have.
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Build-to-Rent
Pre-wire, construction-phase security, and lease-ready smart homes across the community.
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Single-Family Rentals
Manage scattered homes remotely with smart locks, thermostats, sensors, and doorbells.
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Short-Term Rentals
Keyless guest check-in, exterior video, and between-stay energy and leak protection.
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Student Housing
Bedroom-level access, mobile credentials, and common-area video for by-the-bed leasing.
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Self-Storage
Tenant gate codes, AI video on drive aisles, door and climate alerts, and records for tenant disputes.
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Common Questions
Do we have to replace our existing cameras and access hardware?
Usually not. We start with a review of what’s installed. Compatible cameras, readers, panels, and wiring in good condition are kept; we add or replace only where coverage, compatibility, or condition requires it — and the proposal shows which is which.
Which platform do you use?
Powerhouse Guardians is an Alarm.com Authorized Dealer, and Alarm.com is a common choice for smart-property deployments. For larger or access-heavy sites we may recommend another platform. Either way, we standardize on one system of record per site so your team isn’t juggling apps.
Can it connect to our property management software?
Some platforms offer integrations with property management systems; availability depends on your software and the platform selected. We confirm what’s supported during design, and where an integration isn’t available we set up a clear manual workflow.
How is pricing structured?
Projects have a one-time installation price and a monthly service fee for cloud video, monitoring, or platform access. We always quote both together so you can see the full cost before you commit.
Can we start small?
Yes. Many owners start with one property or one problem — gate access, leak detection, or after-hours video — and expand on the same platform once it’s proven.
Next step
See What One Platform Could Look Like at Your Property
Start with a walk of one property. We’ll document what you have, what’s worth keeping, and what a phased plan would cost — installation and monthly service, side by side.
Powerhouse Guardians Corp · info@powerhouseguardians.com · 7300 State Highway 121, Suite 300 PMB 1008, McKinney, TX 75070 · TX License #B30802201
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