Home Security When You're Gone On Vacation

One of the times your home is most vulnerable is when it is left empty for an extended period of time. Darkened windows, mail, or newspapers collecting and closed windows in hotter weather all advertise your absence to a potential burglar.

The best protection for your apartment during your absence is to have a house sitter. A friend you trust staying at your house can take care of your pets and/or plants in addition to making sure that the house remains inhabited. However, regardless of having a house sitter, you still need a home security system. You can still have your neighbor check on your home or apartment while you are away, but the neighbor is somehow limited.

You should still keep all lights on or maybe a television or radio. Turn on your wireless security camera to watch over your home while you are on vacation. Make sure if you have a friend or neighbor checking the outside and inside of your home while you are away knows how to operate your alarm or home security system because if the alarm should go off and the home security system representative calls, they will ask for a password. If it is known, then the representative will think that your home is burglarized and then you will have the police at your door in no time arresting your friend or neighbor. You don't want to have a scene like that.

Unless you have a house sitter or someone to watch your home, stop your mail from being delivered or any newspaper delivery also. Nothing announces an empty house or apartment better than a stack of newspapers or an overflowing mailbox. Ask the neighbor to pick up any packages delivered while you are gone.