A Security System Might Decrease Your Home Insurance
Put in a home security system if you need your insurance costs to reduce -- especially if your system uses 24/7 monitoring. Insurance companies now envision you as a smaller risk with less security problems. This could lead to rebates. You may even discover that a home security system raises your home resale value. Or at least a security system makes your house more appealing than other houses for sale.
A Security System Can Protect Against More Than Invasion
Good security systems with 24/7 monitoring can respond to different kinds of emergencies than a break-in. Monitored smoke detectors can protect against both fire and heat. Flood alarms can alert you when water pools on the floor. And CO detectors alert you to the silent, odorless gas. Or you can even wear or carry a panic button for unanticipated events.
A Connected Security System Will Make Your House More Efficient Through Home Automation
By linking your high-tech alarm system with home automation, your house gets burglary protection while becoming more efficient. Systems like smart bulbs, smart door locks, and smart thermostats, can pair with your system using z-wave connections. Control all of your smart components with the same home security smart app and see life in new and practical ways.
For instance, you can direct your your outside lights to flip on, lower the thermostat, and arm your security system when it's time for bed. Then turn off the motion sensors, raise the garage door, and flip on the heat when you drive up to the house. With your automated devices, you can even set programs for security events -- like having your lights turn on during a triggered alarm or having the vent fan when the fire alarm sounds.
How A Home Security System May Not Be Worth Pursuing In Tallahassee
You Have To Arm Your Alarms To Detect Intrusion
Your alarms won’t work well if it's not activated. In theory, you should never drive away or turn in for the night without arming your system. But it's easy to forget, especially when you haven’t had an intrusion in the past. When you don’t flip on your alarms, a window can shatter or your front door knocked in without you or the monitoring center alerted.
Of course, you can set your mobile app to help you activate your system automatically. Now you can program your devices to arm at the same hour every day. Or program them to react to the front door, so your alarms go on as you leave for work. If you use Google Home or Amazon Alexa, you can activate your devices with your voice. Of course, some devices, like your fire detectors or security cameras, stay "always on."
An Active System Has A Monthly Responsibility
Complete home security systems, like what Vivint supports, have a monthly charge for professional monitoring. That may seem like unnecessary dollars to blow on a protection you might never use. You might also need to finance the installation -- unless you find a special deal to help defray the cost.
But then again, expert monitoring seems like a needed service when you think that most burglaries happen when you're out of the house. When a sensor detects something’s off, your monitoring center calls both you and emergency services. You might see the police at your house before you arrived home. And if you're on vacation, your monitoring professional makes sure the police or fire department show up even though you’re away.
Your Vivint Security System From Vivint Is Always Worth It
If you come to the conclusion that a home security system is worth it in Tallahassee, your initial step is to call Vivint. Our pros will help you find the perfect security bundle for your needs. Just dial (850) 790-4997 or complete the form below.
