Here's a cautionary tale, I get a text this morning from a client who bought a lovely house through me last summer. His home had been broken into at 2am last night. He's out of town - and has been for a few months. He left no timed lights on (a few dollars is all those cost), didn't have the yard maintained - the grass was way long and, he didn't tell his neighbors he was going to be away or how to reach him.
1. Make friends with your neighbors! You have moved into a nice neighborhood and it is a wonderful opportunity to know your neighbors. They look after you, and you look after them.
2. Sketchy people case nice houses!
3. Get timed lights and if possible, have someone park their car in your driveway.
These zombies took the Ring doorbell! My client never figured out how it works so it is unlikely he can retrieve the footage. I told him to contact his ADT rep. I'm annoyed that the police secured the front door but didn't secure the garage door. It was left ajar and when I went to close it fully, the alarm went off again. Fortunately he has interior sensors but it was a scramble for him to get ADT to turn it off and call off another police visit (false alarms cost $$$).