Protect Your New Home With Security Tips and Security Systems

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Moving to a new home is an experience filled with both excitement and stress. It can also be an invitation for burglars and thieves to scope out your belongings and see if your house should be on their target list. A College Station realtor worked hard to find the perfect property for you and your family. Now it is up to you to protect it from break-ins.

Basic Tips to Make Your Home Less Attractive to Burglars
Thieves go for easy targets when they can find them. There are several basic things you can do in and around your new Texas home to convince criminals to pass by.

1 – Do not provide cover with crowded landscaping. The more bushes and trees right around your house, the easier it is for a burglar to sneak up to the house, inside and then out again without detection.

2 – Do not advertise your valuables. This can be as easy as putting your expensive bicycle in the garage the instant you get home. If you purchase a new TV or computer, do not leave the box sitting at the curb and let everyone know there is something worth stealing inside.

3 – Lock everything up. This is a basic tip, but some homeowners forget to check all points of entry. Interior garage doors and porch doors should stay locked unless in use. Secure all windows and sliding glass doors as well.

4 – Never let the house appear empty. User timers for turning on and off lights if you will be gone overnight. This can be used to play a radio or TV as well. If your family is going on vacation, stop mail and newspaper delivery and ask a trusted neighbor to put out the trash cans on time.

Choosing the Right Security System for Your New Home

There are plenty of home security companies that operate in the College Station and Bryan, TX area. Careful consideration and research must be done if you want to find the right company for your needs. Consider some of these benefits and options that might give you more peace of mind.

1 – Go wireless with full or partial home automation. There are security and home management systems you can work from the office or halfway around the world using a convenient smartphone app. Close and lock doors, turn off lights and get real-time video of various parts of your home and property to make sure everything is okay while you are away.

2 – Alarms must be connected to people who can get help immediately. Security system companies should have a large number of employees ready to route your alarm to the emergency operators in your town. This helps the police get on scene before the burglars make off with your valuables.

3 – Audible alarms and motion sensor lights can help scare away would-be robbers before they get through a window or door.

4 – Criminals look for the easiest target when deciding which house to burgle. Simply displaying a security company's sign or sticker on your house can help deter trouble. Thieves will not risk breaking into a home with an alarm system when the house next door has none.

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