Home Security - what we did
Now that we're retired we take longer trips - but we worry about leaving the house for long. We don't have family in the area and don't have any close neighbors that we'd like to put responsibility on...
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memtb wrote:Another thing is that insurance companies have restrictions on how long a home can be left unattended (4 days in our policy). For long trips we have a family friend that will stay at our place and loves to use all the amenities... :) No type or extent of a security system will extend the insurance company limitation.
Not really security....but turn off the water to the house. Many people have come home from a trip, to a flooded home. Kinda like turning off the water pump on the RV, when leaving for a while.
Thing is, no matter what you do, a "professional" or determined thief can be in and out of your home with the goods before you can do anything or the cops show up. That's one reason why we never, ever let anyone we don't know step inside the house or garage or even near enough that could let them get a glimpse of what swag could be worth breaking in for. We once had a legit exterminator come inside to get at a big wasp nest in the attic. Weeks later, turns out a couple hundred $$ was missing that I had well hidden in a closet and he must have gone looking for stuff when we weren't watching. You can't trust anyone.
I remember the days when the Fuller Brush man, Encyclopedia Brittanica sales guy, Electrolux sales guy, Watkins products sales guy, life insurance sales guy and others were freely welcomed inside to hear their sales pitches. Sure wouldn't allow that today.
