| "I wish I had..." is the start of many phrases. Many of | | | | alarm systems and monitored home security |
| those phrases don't imply that something devastating | | | | features, for your family's sake, do not say: "I wish I |
| has happened: I wish I had paid more attention in | | | | had." |
| school, for example. But when it comes to your | | | | Top 4 Home Security Tips & Advice |
| home security, believe me you do not want to be | | | | |
| using the phrase, "I wish I had..." This is especially true | | | | 1. Leave the lights and television on while you are |
| when it comes to the one thing that is most | | | | away in the evenings and on trips, or invest in a |
| important to you: your family. | | | | timing system that can simulate television lights while |
| Last year alone there were a startling 2 million home | | | | you are away. |
| burglaries. Just recently the news reported that home | | | | 2. Installing a door chain is a super easy preventative |
| robbery in my area has spiked over the last month | | | | measure. This and a spy peephole are the very least |
| and may continue to increase as we near summer. | | | | you should have to stay safe in your home. You |
| There are simple home safety tips and preventative | | | | need to be able to see if there is a stranger knocking |
| measures you can follow to decrease your homes | | | | at your door and you do not want to let strangers |
| risk of being burglarized, but security officials advise | | | | see inside of your home. |
| that every homeowner first get a home security | | | | 3. Lock windows and doors before you leave home |
| system. Waiting until it is too late, until the thing that | | | | and later in the evenings. A large number of burglars |
| you never thought could happen in your home | | | | profit off of your forgetfulness, so don't make your |
| happens, is devastating as we've seen on the news | | | | home an easy target. There are window screen |
| again and again. Families so shaken up that they can | | | | sensors that you can invest in to keep you safe as |
| no longer stay in their homes or find themselves | | | | well, and these can be used with the window open |
| facing sleepless night upon sleepless night--these | | | | or closed. |
| affects are all too common after experiencing a | | | | 4. Place your home security sticker in your window. |
| home invasion and having one's sense of safety and | | | | This is a warning to burglars to leave your home |
| stability violated is not something that anyone should | | | | alone. Homes with alarm systems are up to 3 times |
| have to deal with. | | | | less likely to get broken into so wear your security |
| So when it comes to researching and investing in | | | | sticker proud. |