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[quote=Anonymous]Standard sensible and prudent security measures work whether you're home or not.

Alarm system with warning signs/stickers on all sides of the property, especially near doors.  Interior and exterior smart lights: interior lights visible from all sides of the house set to go on at dusk and off at a conventional bedtime.  Exterior lights programmed go on at dusk and off at dawn.  Additional exterior lighting on motion detectors - by doors, including garage doors.  Keep shrubs near house well trimmed, so they offer no concealment.  Smart video doorbell with an illuminated bell press, alerting people to its presence before they get to the front door.  Visible CCTV cameras all around the exterior, which alert when detecting motion and record what they see.   If you have an exterior mailbox, have your mail held at the post office.  Ask a neighbor to check daily for packages left by your garage or front door; don't place any orders/suspend automatic subscription deliveries so nothing is likely to delivered during your absence.  Keep blinds/shades down on the ground floor level, so it's not possible to see into the house; many people do that to block sunlight, so it's not necessarily an indicator that you're not home.  Have quality deadbolt locks and hardware on your exterior doors, nothing which suggests the door can be easily pushed/kicked in.  Have the lawn mowed before you leave.  Keep the irrigation system running on the usual automatic schedule.

You just need to make your house look less attractive to a potential intruder than nearby alternatives which have no such visible deterrents.

Have good insurance.

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