08-02-2017, 01:05 PM
One suggestion for your garage, if you are going to have windows frame it that way but don't install them until you get here, just put the siding over it and you can cut it out after you get here. You can also do that with a pedestrian door, leaving only the roll-up door as an entrance. That really only gives you one entry alarm component to install. I would consider skipping the motion detectors because they have the highest rates of false alarms, you don't need to stress out about false alarms because geckos or spiders are on your sensors. Though, it is possible to get systems that alert your phone if the motion detectors go off but don't summon the police. Most alarm systems allow you to add an IP camera for about a hundred bucks. If your alarm goes off you can get live footage from your phone within a few seconds (assuming your camera has access to wifi). Lquade's gate advice is spot on. Also, literally the same day we moved in here one of the neighbors came over and suggested that we always park the cars behind the house so nobody can ever tell if a vehicle is home or not from the street.
They also sell game cameras that SMS their pics to email or phone #. We had one with a solar panel. It worked good but it takes a lot of tinkering to get it where the camera doesn't false alarm on motion and drain the batteries beaming back pics of an empty lot, and the settings that worked in the winter didn't always work in the summer. They do have ones now that will send you pics on demand as well.
They also sell game cameras that SMS their pics to email or phone #. We had one with a solar panel. It worked good but it takes a lot of tinkering to get it where the camera doesn't false alarm on motion and drain the batteries beaming back pics of an empty lot, and the settings that worked in the winter didn't always work in the summer. They do have ones now that will send you pics on demand as well.