Out think the top burglars in the residential break-in field by surveying your residence from the inside and outside, go to the road look at the house.
Does the house look inviting from the road, no sign of a home security system, large bushes and no outdoor lighting? Then these things need to be changed, because this is what the top burglars look for among other things.
They watch a house to see when the family comes and goes, they watch to see if newspapers and mail are picked up daily and they look to see if there are any signs of the family being cautious and having a security system in place.
Thinking like the person that could rob your house is looking at it from the point of view, how easy it looks to break into.
Do family members go out and leave windows open, because that is a sure sign even if the window decals and sign in the yard warns there is a home security system that it is not armed.
That means if the burglar breaks-in the alarm is not going to go off and it is not going to send an alert to the monitoring center.
They are home-free to rob the house and take whatever possessions they want when the family is out of the house.
High bushes mean that they have places to hide when breaking-in and no outdoor lighting makes it even better, because no one will even see them crossing the parts of the yard that are open.
Just because the person that robs houses does not work at a regular place of employment is not a reason for a homeowner to think they are dumb.
Most burglars put a lot of work into choosing the right house to break-into and they also watch to know the movements of the family.
This way they know no one is at home when they do break-in and they also know how much time they have to be in the residence.
Another thing this person knows is whether the alarm system is armed or not, due to windows that are left open when no one is home or mail and newspapers that are not picked up daily.
The homeowner that looks at their residence from the eyes of the burglar will know what steps are necessary to take to ensure that their house no longer looks like a friendly place to break into.
Instead it looks like a place they will be caught because it is well protected by a home security system that is armed, because the windows are closed, the decals are displayed in the windows and the sign in the yard tells the story.
The bushes are trimmed and there is outdoor lighting, all which says look for another place to steal from or go to jail.
This makes sure that the family is always safe and secure in their home and do not come home to find their possessions stolen by a thief.