Big dog is the biggest solution. Most security systems you’re looking at a minimum of 10 minutes before police are even contacted, depending on area add another 5-who even knows minutes for police response. The burglars are long gone before police get there. make your home appear to be occupied as best you can while you’re away. you can initiate a talk down to determine the robbers Alarm company sign is the biggest deterrents to random stuff. It’s just so easy for a potential burglar to find a nearby house that doesn’t have a sign. A work from home tenant in a spare bedroom. Nothing that advertises that you have items that would be worth pilfering. People frequently coming by. have a system that detects people in my driveway while I'm out, and makes it sound like I'm having a heated argument/party, though it might attract unwanted police attention. Glass Break Sensors that alert you, and your neighbors. 1. proper motion sensing lighting 2. an alarm sign (don't actually need the alarm) if someone starts to approach any door in the evening the porch light next to it kicks on before they even get to it. If they try to jiggle the lock or door handle, the vibration sensor picks that up, and then a bunch more lights right around that specific spot in the house turn on. Leave a radio or TV turned on when you're not home. Preferably on a news or talk station. Gives the illusion somebody is home. Maybe in multiple rooms playing different channels so it looks/sounds like multiple people are home.