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6 Tips to Protect Your Home While You Are on Vacation

If you are planning a weekend getaway with the family or packing up to head

south for warmer weather during the cold winter months, it is crucial that you take

all the necessary steps to make sure you home is protected while you are away. Use

the following 6 tips to ensure the safety of your home while you are on vacation.

Ask a friend to keep an eye on

everything while you are gone. It is important to make sure it is someone who

you can fully trust. There are many items that may pile up at your front door such as UPS or FedEx deliveries that could let potential thieves know you are away.

Make sure it looks like you are home. Set lamps or other lights in your home

on timers so they will turn on at certain times. Also, you may consider paying the neighbor's teenager to keep your driveway and sidewalks shoveled or keep the

grass mowed.

Lock all doors and windows. Before you leave for your vacation, go through

your entire house and make sure all doors and windows are locked. Make sure you turn off the garage door function as potential thieves could attempt to gain

entry into your home using a universal garage door remote.

Put you mail on hold. Mail and newspapers piling up in the mailbox and your driveway is a clear sign for intruders that you are away. You can go to your local

post office and put a hold on your mail until you return home.

Do not advertise your upcoming vacation on social media. You may be excited to tell all of your followers on social media about your upcoming trip to

the tropics, but this is not a good idea. The best thing to do is to wait until you are home to post all of your exciting pictures for everyone to see.

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Arm your alarm system. You may even consider contacting the monitoring

station to let them know that you are going to be away so if an alarm is triggered, they can immediately dispatch the police to your home. Make sure you tell them

when you will be returning as well.

We hope that these tips help to ease your mind as you continue to plan your vacation. By following these tips, you can enjoy your vacation without worrying

about the security of your home.

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