Choosing The Right Security System

In order to keep your home safe during the holiday season when burglaries are generally on the rise, you want to make sure you follow some tips to help protect your home. The information below can serve as a nice short guide to keeping you and your household safer from thieves this holiday season.

Put your holiday lights and décor on timers

Putting your decorative lights and décor on timers causes everything to come on at the same time each night. The reason this can prove to be important is that it makes it difficult for people to learn your schedule according to when you turn on your holiday décor each night. For example, if you generally turn all your décor on at 7:00 PM and one night it doesn't get turned on when it's already 10:00 PM, then a nearby criminal may see this as a chance to break into your home.

Don't advertise your belongings

People try so hard to keep criminals from being able to see what they have inside of their house, then make the mistake of throwing their product boxes out at the trash. This allows everyone to know what brand-new items they have inside. It's much safer to break the boxes down and hold on to them. You can always find a good use for them at some point in the future.

Install a security system

If you have neglected to put in a security system up until this point, you should definitely make this move before the holidays arrive and burglaries go up. Since you are getting a security system, you should get one with all the bells and whistles you can see yourself taking advantage of. It's generally more cost effective to get a system with more from the start, then to have additional features added on later on. One of the most important features you want is cameras, and another is the ability to control the system from your smart device.

Consider having a house sitter

If you are going away for the holidays, you should try getting someone you trust to come stay at your house while you are gone. Otherwise, the house will be at a greater risk of being burglarized. Even when you take steps like putting the lights on timers and asking a neighbor to look out for it, having a person actually stay there will be the best move.