My wife as well as I do the snowbird thing, my good friend and I are in our northern household for the Summer as well as the rest of the time stay down south for the nicer weather, slowly my buddy and I hope to just live in the south as well as sell our northern home, then right now my buddy and I are in the process of upkeep for each one, and i used to worry about security as well as energy waste with the two locations.
I updated to a household automation system for each spot as well as I have not regretted it, but for my southern home, it is nice that the lights automatically come on when I approach the door. If robbers guess they are coming in, they won’t be able to due to the keyless entry as well as locks on the doors as well as windows. My good friend and I even have video camera surveillance around the outside. Our northern household is even more decked out. I splurged as well as got an integrated Heating as well as A/C solution with a smart control unit, but this is so my buddy and I don’t waste any energy by leaving our home. I have the lights on a timed program so that it looks like people live in the house. The Heating as well as A/C only turns on when the uneven temperatures get entirely chilly or entirely hot. The control unit does scan the home for people. If anyone shows up, the Heating as well as A/C will automatically fire up. I also have the luxury of controlling my heater, air conditioner, lights, as well as cameras all from my cellphone. So if I need to make an replace, I can do that quite easily. It was worth it to supply my wife as well as I the peace of mind that both our homes are safe for the weather as well as elements.