Prepare for the worst

. . . and hope for the best.

What great advice! Do you have a home security alarm system? Is it a monitored alarm system? Having both is preparing for the worst. So is doing all the other things that deter burglaries. You can get more home alarm information here.

• Consider installing motion sensor lighting, so movements outside your home during the dark hours is met with light.
• Cut back your trees and shrubs, so there is no place to hide while trying to jimmy a lock or break a window
• Join your neighborhood watch, and become an active participant in helping your neighbors be burglary free
• Add a UPS to your alarm system so a power outage doesn't leave you vulnerable
• Use a cell phone line to call the monitoring company instead of your land-line, reducing the chance the burglar can cut the line and get in without being noticed or reported.

Prepare for the worst - then you are ready for whatever they throw at you.