We had our appliances stolen from an investment property we had for sale...

[Thomas Swindell]

We just found out this morning that someone broke into our very first flip that we have up for sale, stole fridge, microwave, dishwasher, stove/oven. I'm sure that we're not the first investors that this has happened to. What do you guys do on your investment properties to prevent theft? Do you put in security systems, and if so do you get ADT systems or do they have motion sensor systems that are not hard wired to send the police? Any suggestions would be grateful because we're now worried about buying more appliances if someone breaks in again. Our insurance policy is basically a catastrophe policy covering fire/wind to the building so it doesn't cover it.