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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do some of you live with such anxiety?  We lock the door and leave on vacation. If someone breaks in, oh well. We have nothing of value that can’t be replaced. No alarm no cameras. The neighbors look out for each other and know when we’re gone but that’s it. I don’t worry at all when we’re gone. [/quote]

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This thread is a bit crazy. We do have cameras and an alarm.

Remember that most thieves are looking for the house that's the easiest to rob. They are going to pick your neighbor who have no cameras instead of you even if they know you're on vacation -unless they are people you know and they know you have something valuable in the house that's worth a more elaborate strategy. But if they are targeting you there's really not much you can do anyway.

In our neighborhood a lot of high school or even MS kids will take care of a house. They have pretty random schedules so they are coming at all hours of the day I've found. These are the same kids that will come feed the cat, hamsters or fish but if you don't have pets they also water the plants, pick up packages or random brochures that may have been left around the house, put out the garbage and bring the cans back at the end of the day, check the mail, do a lap around the house to make sure nothing is leaking or the fridge hasn't died. They are really responsible and their parents backstop. We have a lot of plants so have hired kids for that and have always had a great experience.
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