Make Your Home Look Unappealing To Burglars In 5 Steps

Keep­ing bur­glars away from your home is no small feat. There are ways to pro­tect your home at all times and make it look unap­peal­ing to thieves.

1. 1. Lock it up

Make sure your doors are locked even when you’re home. If you live in one of those friend­ly com­mu­ni­ties where every­one is trust­ing and nobody locks their doors, you are a tar­get for bur­glars. Career thieves make a point of find­ing these neigh­bor­hoods because they offer an eas­i­ly acces­si­ble home to rob. Do not leave your doors or win­dows unlocked at any time.

1. 1. Eyes are Nec­es­sary

To keep bur­glars out, you will need a vis­i­ble alarm sys­tem with a cam­era. Home secu­ri­ty sys­tems are major deter­rents for bur­glars. When thieves see a cam­era they gen­er­al­ly flee with­out tak­ing any­thing even if they’re wear­ing a mask. Bur­glars do not like their every move record­ed because it will inevitably lead to their cap­ture. Keep­ing eyes on the inside and out­side of your home ensures that bur­glars stay away. How­ev­er, you need to make sure the cam­eras are vis­i­ble on your premis­es. If the assailants can’t see the cam­eras, they won’t be deterred and will break into your home.

1. 1. Hide-a-Keys are a Big No-No

One of the biggest ways to get robbed is to leave your key under a rock or mat on your front porch or yard. Bur­glars know all the tricks in the book when it comes to your keys. Leav­ing a key hid­den under a wel­come mat, under a plant or rock acts as an invi­ta­tion to rob­bers. You’re basi­cal­ly giv­ing thieves the go-ahead to enter your home. If you are some­one that is con­stant­ly los­ing your house key, try keep­ing a spare with a neigh­bor or some­one you trust instead.

1. 1. Do Not Share

A com­mon mis­take that peo­ple make is to post their adven­tures on social media. If you’re going away on vaca­tion do not upload pic­tures or indi­cate that you have left. Many bur­glars peruse Face­book and oth­er social media sites to find out when peo­ple are going away. Do not check-in at the air­port. Do not post pic­tures of you loung­ing on the beach while you’re on vaca­tion. Wait until you return home from your trip to upload pho­tos.

1. 1. Keep Your Grass Green

An unkempt lawn is a sure-fire way to get robbed. Bur­glars are on the prowl, look­ing for homes with over­grown grass and untrimmed hedges. If you don’t have time to do the upkeep your­self, hire a gar­den­er, espe­cial­ly if you’re going away. Homes with unsight­ly front yards can appear aban­doned, mak­ing them easy tar­gets for thieves. They see a poten­tial­ly aban­doned home and think of it is a big score. Remem­ber that valu­ables can range from every­thing to jew­els and mon­ey to cop­per pip­ing and floor pan­els. Thieves aren’t picky and will take any­thing they can get their hands on.