Top 10 Things You Should Check Before Leaving For Vacation
If you are planning a vacation that will take you away from your home for any length of time you should at least do these top ten things.
You should always make sure you have a member of your family, family friend or neighbor that you have contacted and let them know you will not be there to watch your house and have their number to be able to call them in case of an emergency.
Give your neighbor or friend a key to your house so they can bring in the mail, watch your pets and generally just make your home not look vacant while you are away.
Purchase light timers that will go on at regular times that you are normally there not to send up a red flag to any potential thief that you are not home. They will turn on and off lights in your home making it appear you are at home.
Never leave a message on your phone that you are away since this will just tell a burglar you are not at home.
Put away all tools or lawn equipment like mowers, edgers and other tools that could be stolen or need to be secured inside so they will not alert someone that you have not used them in a while....