When you finally have a date for your vacation, cancel all incoming newsletters and magazine subscription for the time being. Burglars will instantly know that no one is inside your home when all those magazines are left lying on your front lawn.
If you find it hard to cancel all subscriptions and avoid mails as much as possible for the days that you will be gone, you can ask your trusted neighbor to pick them up for you.
Another sign that you are away is that there is no car in the garage. You can either borrow a car from your friend when you are away or you can leave yours behind inside the garage.
You can erase all doubts from your mind if you ask a friend or a relative to sleep over at your place while you are gone. Make sure they are properly provided though so that they will not leave the house to get some food.
Make sure that you plug off your landline and turn off your answering machine while you are gone. Having your answering machine on without anyone answering it will give burglars the idea that nobody is inside your home at the moment.
The less talk the less chances of you becoming the next victim. If you have plans on taking a trip to a tropical island, keep the plan to yourself and to your friends only. Do not talk about it in public places as someone might overhear you talking about it.
The most basic guideline to leaving your home protected is to have all windows and doors locked. All of your careful planning will go to waste if this basic rule is left unchecked.
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