It's easy to think "it will never happen to me" about just about anything from losing a loved one to being the victim of a crime.
However, not protecting your home with adequate home security measures can result in either of these things happening quite easily.
Today with the affordability of top of the line technologies and the convenience and easy to use features on modern security systems, it's difficult to justify not installing one to protect your property, home and loved ones.
Many people only install an alarm after something has happened to them, or someone they are close with, that immediately illustrates the need for such a system in the world we live in today.
For those who have not been touched by such a tragedy personally, it may be time to get the facts.
Start with some of these basic home security questions and misconceptions.
To begin with, home security systems make your home 3 times less likely to be broken into.
Part of the reason why is that only about 25% of homes in the United States have such a system installed.
Why bother with a protected home when there are three more exactly like it on the block without protection? While the great majority of people claim to know and actively believe that such a system would keep them, their belongings and their families safer, they still neglect to install one.
Why would so many people simply ignore the facts in a situation such as this one? The most likely explanation is that they don't have the facts.
The cold hard facts are that around 6,000 homes in the United States alone are burglarized each day, leaving the residents feeling violated and frightened in their very own homes.
This equals out to about one break in every 15 seconds in the country, meaning that the old "it will never happen to me" is the most unlikely of all circumstances.
Having a gun or other weapon on the property and claiming you can defend yourself is not exactly the right course of action either.
Statistically speaking, a person with no training to a medium level of competence with such a weapon is more likely to harm him or herself or a loved one than an intruder when keeping the firearm in the house.
Additionally, the vast majority of residential burglaries happen during the day when residents are at work, and the intruder can work uninterrupted for many hours at a time.
It's difficult to protect a home all by yourself when you're not there to know a burglar is going on! Finally, the majority of people when faced with the facts still claim that they "just can't afford a home security system right now.
" When looking at the alternative costs, however, they just might balk.
Right from installation, the homeowner is entitled to save around 10% on homeowners insurance for the majority of insurance plans.
A monitored system can reap even greater rewards, and deduct your monthly payments even more.
Additionally, a residence that suffers a break in will report an average of $2,000 in missing and damaged goods.
These goods will all have to be replaced, and many items insurance is unlikely to cover.
Can you afford that right now? If not, a home security system is definitely the way to go!
However, not protecting your home with adequate home security measures can result in either of these things happening quite easily.
Today with the affordability of top of the line technologies and the convenience and easy to use features on modern security systems, it's difficult to justify not installing one to protect your property, home and loved ones.
Many people only install an alarm after something has happened to them, or someone they are close with, that immediately illustrates the need for such a system in the world we live in today.
For those who have not been touched by such a tragedy personally, it may be time to get the facts.
Start with some of these basic home security questions and misconceptions.
To begin with, home security systems make your home 3 times less likely to be broken into.
Part of the reason why is that only about 25% of homes in the United States have such a system installed.
Why bother with a protected home when there are three more exactly like it on the block without protection? While the great majority of people claim to know and actively believe that such a system would keep them, their belongings and their families safer, they still neglect to install one.
Why would so many people simply ignore the facts in a situation such as this one? The most likely explanation is that they don't have the facts.
The cold hard facts are that around 6,000 homes in the United States alone are burglarized each day, leaving the residents feeling violated and frightened in their very own homes.
This equals out to about one break in every 15 seconds in the country, meaning that the old "it will never happen to me" is the most unlikely of all circumstances.
Having a gun or other weapon on the property and claiming you can defend yourself is not exactly the right course of action either.
Statistically speaking, a person with no training to a medium level of competence with such a weapon is more likely to harm him or herself or a loved one than an intruder when keeping the firearm in the house.
Additionally, the vast majority of residential burglaries happen during the day when residents are at work, and the intruder can work uninterrupted for many hours at a time.
It's difficult to protect a home all by yourself when you're not there to know a burglar is going on! Finally, the majority of people when faced with the facts still claim that they "just can't afford a home security system right now.
" When looking at the alternative costs, however, they just might balk.
Right from installation, the homeowner is entitled to save around 10% on homeowners insurance for the majority of insurance plans.
A monitored system can reap even greater rewards, and deduct your monthly payments even more.
Additionally, a residence that suffers a break in will report an average of $2,000 in missing and damaged goods.
These goods will all have to be replaced, and many items insurance is unlikely to cover.
Can you afford that right now? If not, a home security system is definitely the way to go!