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The chance of being the victim of a burglary is about three times more likely without a system. Surely,

there are far more pressing things to worry about in an average day, but we answer call after call

from homeowners who thought “it would never happen to them.” Unfortunately, at that point, it’s

almost too late. Burglars are inherently lazy and tend to revisit homes that they’ve successfully

burglarized. They tend to avoid homes with security systems altogether.

It’s heartbreaking to see the physical and emotional turmoil that victims face…. the feelings of

violation, fear, regret, to name a few, but we see it every day. What’s even more disheartening is

when people call us because they’ve bee hit twice… double jeopardy.

My advice: Get a system. It’s investment in your family’s security and the sanctity of your home.

Although the main motivator for people investing in security systems is a break-in, there are a few

practical reasons to invest in a system even if the threat is not there (yet).

Peace-of-mind. There’s a comforting feeling that exists when I pull into my garage, open the

breezeway door and hear the familiar sound of a beeping keypad welcoming me home. The sight of

Mila, our King Charles Cavalier spaniel is another welcome sight, but the sound of that keypad

immediately alerts me that no one but a member of my family stepped foot in my house since I’d last

left. I punch in my code and relax with the knowledge that my home sweet home is still exactly the

way I left it.

As a mother of young children, I also find comfort in the text alerts that I receive on my phone

when my kids come home from school. While my preference is to be there to greet them, the

message that I get when they punch in their unique code is re-assuring that they’ve arrived home

safely. Plus, if they leave after me and forget to arm the system, I can jump on my phone and

remotely key in my password to set the system. Remote arming and disarming is a relatively new

option for home alarm systems (within the last few years), but it adds another layer of convenience to

my daily checklist.

Another benefit of a security system is an option to monitor environmental components within your

home (smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, water). These are all potentially life-threatening dangers that

aren’t frequently though about – again, until too late. That sweet dog of ours is precious to our family.

We’d be devastated if there were a fire or carbon monoxide leak that took her from us. If either of

those tripped the alarm system, the authorities would be called immediately to evacuate our home,

even if we weren’t there.

Finally, my monitored alarm system gives me a reduction in my homeowner’s insurance – about

20%, saving me a couple hundred dollars each year. Given that the cost for alarm monitoring service

is only a couple hundred dollars annually, it’s a wash. Granted, since we monitor through our own

company, I don’t pay anyway (one of the benefits of owning a security business!), but you get the

point. The cost of monitoring isn’t prohibitive, and many of our clients opt for semi-annual payments

or auto-withdrawal to ease the sting of the bill

Bottom line: I think a monitored security system is worth the investment. Some people ask us to

install “local alarm alarm” system – meaning “they don’t want the system monitored by a central

monitoring station.” In my opinion, having a system is only half the solution. Without monitoring,

emergency signals aren’t sent to the authorities, and help isn’t immediate. Remember, people never

THINK they’ll need it until it’s too late…