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Psst…tell Your Kids That Buying A Home Is Easier Than They Think! Series Part I

We encourage our kids to plan for their future, but we seldom include buying a first home sooner than average as a path to building that future. Let them know buying a home is easier than they think.

Most of the people who read this column are not first time homebuyers. The fact of the matter is many of you that are first time homebuyers and reading this article are relatively mature individuals who are fighting off your commitment fears of being tied to a mortgage. But there is a huge segment of the population that could buy their first home, yet it doesn’t occur to them to do so. Who are these people? Well, it’s your 24 year old son or daughter, new to the work force, and is throwing away money on rent somewhere. Encouraging your children to buy a home when they are young is some of the soundest financial advice you can give them. Equity in a home is an easy way to grow one’s portfolio with very little investment. But the fact of the matter is it doesn’t occur to most of us to encourage the younger generation to buy early in their lives. And trust me, it rarely occurs to our kids themselves to consider buying a home in the early twenties. They are more concerned with buying a new Halo 3 for their Xbox.

A Home Alarm System Has All Your Bases Covered

If any company out there understands the importance of redundancy, it has got to be a home alarm system provider. They have to make sure that you and your home are safeguarded at all times, no matter what happens to come up. That’s why you can expect to have backup systems in place to deal with all potential exceptions.

The first backup functionality can be seen with your system’s sensor setup. You’d think that door and window sensors would be enough, as most criminals will try to pry one of those open to gain entry. But what if they should happen to break a door or window instead, bypassing the sensors altogether? That’s exactly why motion detectors will also be used. They will be able to detect when anyone has gained unauthorized entry, no matter how.

If you have optional fire protection added to your home alarm system, it too will essentially be installed with backup sensors. The most effective pieces of fire detection equipment are heat sensors, which they’ll take the liberty to place in especially risk-prone areas. Smoke detectors will be used as backup, which are less sensitive but still effective. They tend to detect fires at a later stage, but when coupled with heat sensors, no fire will get past your alarm system.