Home Alone?

Vacationing should be relaxing time, but preparing your home for your departure can be stressful.
Whether you're leaving your home for a week or a month, you can rest easy with these tips for keeping your home safe while you are away:

-Arrange for someone to do seasonal maintenance, like mowing, raking and the like...
-Have mail or packages picked up by a friend or neighbor, or held by the post office.
-Stop Newspaper deliveries.
-Lower your telephone ringer. And never leave an OGM that says you are away...
-Use timers for your lights. also consider connecting a radio to a timer.
-Leave blinds open, in their usual position.
-If you live in a cold climate, keep the heat on just enough so that the pipes don't freeze.
-Ask neighbors to park their car in your driveway.
-If you leave your car in the driveway-be sure to take your garage door opener out of the car, or at least keep it out of eye view.
-Double check all doors and windows, that they are locked.
-Tell a trusted friend or neighbor where you'll be...
Have a great vacation!!!

Wendi-Mae Davis, CRS, GRI
Broker Associate/Connct Realty
Director of the California Association of Realtors
Toll Free: 866-333-6333
http://www.wendimae.com