The number of burglaries and property violations are continuously increasing so an alarm monitoring system may be a perfect solution to prevent thefts. Recent research has proven that owning a home security system makes you 3 or 4 times less likely to be burglarized. Who knows, maybe acquiring a home alarm system may even save your life! Many times thieves and burglars prefer robbing a house without a home alarm system than a house that has one installed.  The bad guys like the soft targets, and will move on to better opportunities.

What can a home security system do? Well it can monitor a house 24 hours a day, and if something unusual occurs, it sends an alarm signal through the phone line. After the signal is received, a phone call is made to your house and/or cell phone number to see if everything is all right, and if no one answers or the incorrect password is provided then the local police are notified.  As an added benefit, not only do alarm systems on the market nowadays protect against burglaries, but they can notify the appropriate responders in case of fire, carbon monoxide, and even water.  My alarm system even connects to my smart thermostat, and sets the thermostat to the appropriate setting automatically when I leave.

Setting a home alarm system up takes only about an hour, and then it will only require periodic maintenance for things such as installing fresh batteries and expanding with new components as desired. It should be tested periodically, however, in order to make sure everything works just fine. In case a power failure occurs, the home security systems are equipped with a battery that can keep them running for a few hours.

If you decide to purchase a home alarm system you should also follow some simple security rules. If you do so you can be sure that the chances that your house becomes the 'victim' of a burglary will be greatly reduced.

First of all you should always secure your windows and doors, because these are the places through which burglars enter the house. Their locks must be strong. Also, you should try not to keep things that may attract burglars outside, in order not to turn your house into a target. Things such as yard tools and ladders give the bad guys tools that they can use to force open doors and windows or access upper levels of the house. It would be advised to try to let people know that you own a home alarm system.  Having yard and window signs to warn potential home invaders of an alarm system will discourage them, and many times make them move on to softer targets of opportunity.

Furthermore, there are some other small things that can keep burglars away - always have outside lights turned on, so that burglars can't use darkness to hide, get a guard dog to watch over your yard, and talk to a neighbor to watch over your house while you are away.

But the home security system remains one of the best methods to keep burglars away. It is a small investment that helps protect all the investments, especially your loved ones, inside the house.

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