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You’ve decided to have a home security system professionally installed.  You have done some research to check out the best type of protection for you and your family.  Now you need an alarm representative to explain in detail the protection and services they offer.

Checking with a friend or neighbor who has an alarm system or the local police authority can be a good idea.  If they are satisfied with the protection and service they receive from their alarm company that can be a good referral.

You should be thinking about the areas of your home that concern you most.  This could be a basement window or a door off the garage that is very secluded.  Think about where a burglar might attempt a break in without being seen.  This will definitely be an area you will want the home security expert to look at and give their opinion on protecting.

Be sure to consider the type of protection you will want, (i.e., doors, windows, motion detectors, smoke detectors, panic alarms), a budget for the alarm installation (be budget flexible), and the benefits and services you will expect from the alarm company.

You may know you are only calling the alarm company your friend referred.  If you decide to call more than one company, don’t waste your time calling in 4-6 companies.  First, it may either confuse you by the time you are done with the last company meeting or make you an expert in home security.  Sometimes 1-2 or even 3 companies are sufficient to get a good, quality estimate on protection and service. 

There are a number of quality local alarm companies in each community. (Local means they only have one office location).  There are also excellent national alarm companies, who are also considered local, yet they may have  offices located in cities throughout the United States.  These companies usually provide security for large commercial and small businesses and tend to have several sophisticated 24-hour alarm monitoring centers located in various states.

One benefit of having a national alarm company provide your security protection is should you be transferred to another city by your business  – no matter where you go you may be able to have your same alarm company provide your protection and service.

Allow about an hour or so for a complete home security review. Have each alarm company give you a written proposal that includes all of the protection coverage, the cost of the security system, and monitoring services to be provided.

Once you’ve made a decision on the company to provide your security protection, get the installation scheduled as soon as you can.  I always said the first step in the installation process was putting up the security window decals and yard signs!  Do that right away and let the protection begin!

Good luck in your home security selection! 

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