THE SUSSEX REALTY HOMEOWNER’S GUIDE

Keeping your home secure

Be it ever so humble, your home is your own. So is everything in it. And uninvited intruders are most certainly not welcome.
Sadly, too many people wait until after they've had a break-in (and there’s one every 3.5 minutes in Canada) to make their home secure.
There are many excellent electronic systems available, but even taking the few simple precautions listed below will certainly help protect your home. And remember:
most burglars are young amateurs who just want to get in, grab anything portable and ‘saleable’, then get out without anyone noticing. Don’t make your house an easy target.

OUTSIDE INSIDE

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your property.

@ [Don't put your name on the gate or exterior of
your home: it makes it too easy to find your phone
number and check to see if anyone's home,

® Keep garage door locked.

© All exterior lights should shine towards your
home, and should be located so that the bulbs
cannot be removed or damaged,

@ If you have a ladder. keep it well out of reach.
@ Po not leave a key under the mat, ina mailbox
or other obvious spot. And never leave notes
for anyone: those Noles are Written Invitations

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photograph all rooms in your home from
various ingles,

@ All locks should be deadbolts.

Be Secure all busement windows with locks aad wire
mesh covering.

© Maintain normid fighting throughout your house,
even when you're not home.

© Secure inside basement door with deadbolt or
hardened steel lock.
© Don't forget to secure skylights and patio doors,

Whether you‘re buying or selling. let Sussex Realty be your guide.

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