Hello everyoneI'm going to try to keep this simple. I recently purchased a duplex. It's 2 stories, 1 apt up and 1 apt down. The lower apartment has 2 access points, the front door and the interior side door. There is ...

I'm looking to get a new security system for my personal residence and was wondering if anyone could recommend what systems the best. I've thought about installing it myself but wasn't sure if its cost effective or sh...

I'm about to start a rehab project and I was wondering what other BPers thoughts and experiences where when it comes to alarm systems? I was thinking about simplisafe alarm system? What are your thoughts and with con...

Hey everyone.Our Airbnb came with a Vivint Security System(door sensor, smart deadbolts, window sensors on all windows, video doorbell, camera in back and a few other things).  It's $50 a month for the monitoring.How ...

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We have a rental property in a not-so-good neighborhood. Didn't realize at the time of buying it that it was quite a rough neighborhood. The last 2 times that the home has been vacant during tenant tu...

Hey all!  When you have a rental that is empty, one of the biggest fears I think we all share is break ins.  However, having a security system on each rental can add up.  An old property manager of mine had heard of a...

So here's my dilemma. Normally to reduce DOM we include really nice appliances, or we stage the property, or we include some "bling" type features to make sure our rehabbed properties get on our retail buyer's short-l...

Just start to rehabbing and would like to know what is the most effective way to secure a vacant property in rehabbing stage. I read about the topics online and it seems that Dog, CCTV, light are useful. Without Wifi,...

Hello everyone. I was wondering if installing an alarm system in the property would bring Added value or if it is just a waste of money? The alarm system would cost about $50 per month, I can rent the home out for $12...

I purchased my home about 1 years ago. The previous owner had an ADT security alarm system. I didn't want to sign up for a long term contract so I did some research and found a monitoring company called Alarm Relay. T...