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Hot tips related to indoor outdoor security cameras internet accessibleIs your house going to be unoccupied for a few days while you and your family vacation out of town? That is when your home tends to be most susceptible to looters. Here is what you might want to do. * The most effective defense is to have a house sitter. Having someone stay at home is commonly safer than a house that is empty. Make arrangements for a friend to stay at home at least during the nights when you are away. * Discontinue the mail and newspaper when the house is empty. Mail and newspapers lying around tells potential burglars that your house is unoccupied. * If you keep a garden get someone to maintain them. Or Else ensure that the potted plants are kept out of sight. Untended and wilted plants are evidence that no one is home now. * Use timers to work tv and lights. Timers should run lights in several rooms. The way the lights are switched on and off should look natural. Turn on the living room lights at sunset. At your regular bedtime turn off the living room lights and switch on the bedroom lights. If you turn on tv at 7 pm every day and it remains on till 11 pm the timer should stick to those times too. Even with lights switched on the lack of the tv's bluish glow can give away that your house is empty. * Ask a neighbor to drop in on your house frequently. Windows being opened and closed etc indicate that the house is occupied. * If you stay in a rented house let the owner know that the apartment or home will be empty. The owner may want to watch over the house. * If you have a home security system installed see to it that the apartment sitter is familiar with how to make it run. * Make sure the house sitter can reach you easily. The person checking on the house should know exactly who to call should a problem crop up.
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