Keep Your Home Safe While 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,
unretrieved mail or newspapers and closed windows in hotter
weather all advertise your absence to a potential burglar.

Here are a few steps you should take while on vacation to
help keep your home safe and secure:

•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 the house is inhabited.

•Have a neighbor check on your apartment while you're away ~
turning on lights, radios or TVs and opening and closing
curtains will give your apartment the appearance of someone
home.

•If you don't have a friend or neighbor to housesit or check
your apartment while you're away ~ perhaps even if you do --
you should keep not only lights but also a TV or radio on a
timer. If you're like me and have your TV on almost all the
time you're home [NOTE: I don't watch it, it's just
background noise.], the absence of the sound and that blueish
light in the windows announces that you're not there.

•Make sure whoever is checking your apartment while you're
away knows how to work your alarm system and who to call in
case of a problem.

•Unless you have a house sitter, stop your mail and any
newspaper or other delivery.
Nothing announces an empty apartment better than a stack of
newspapers or an overflowing mailbox. Ask a nearby neighbor
to pick up any packages delivered while you're gone.

•If you have a garden or plants on your balcony, make sure
someone is watering the plants regularly or put the plants
where they can't be seen. Plants slowly dying due to lack of
water may announce your absence.

•Check your lease. Many landlords require that you notify
them if your apartment is going to be left empty for any
period of time (this is so they can enter in case of
emergency even if they can't reach you). If you've got a
house sitter this isn't necessary
.

Article Source: http://www.all-about-vacations.com/drx

About the author:
Kevin Carraway is the owner of Buy Me a Stun Gun
[www.buy-stun-gun.com]which specializes in Stun Master
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