Tips For Florida Home Protection While Holiday Traveling

Many Floridians travel out of Florida and to the north over the holidays to see family or snow.  Thanksgiving and Christmas is always what you make it, but many people have a hard time associating Santa Claus with 80 degree weather.

If your holiday plans take you away from Florida, be sure to take some simple precautions for your home so that it is not obvious you are away.

1.  Grass grows year round in Florida, make sure your lawn is getting mowed while you are gone.

2.  Stop your mail delivery, you can do it easily on-line.  Opt for one or two days before you actually leave so that you can follow up if the action is not taken.

3.  Also, stop your newspaper delivery.  This can also be done on-line.  Search "stop newspaper delivery [name of newspaper]".

4.  Request that a neighbor across the street pick up any flyers or free newspapers that get thrown in your driveway.  Asking someone across the street is always better than next door.  If they forget, the visual site of a pile up will remind them.

5.  Ask a few neighbors to take turns parking extra cars in your driveway.

6.  Don't close all your blinds tightly.  Leave a few slightly open.

7.  Invest in a few timers for some outside and inside lighting.  Set them all up ahead of time and test to ensure they go on and off at the appropriate time.

8.  Consider leaving a radio or TV on in the back of the home tuned to a talk show.  This can create a question in the mind of someone whether or not the home is actually vacant.

9.  Before you leave, make a special effort to go around the entire home and check all windows and doors to ensure that they are securely locked.  Lock interior doors that you normally might not lock, like the door going into the garage.

10. Lastly, exchange phone numbers with your closest neighbor.  Be sure that someone can find you in case there is a problem with your home while you are away.

Check out more tips and real estate articles written by Bob Lipply.

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