{"id":1211,"date":"2017-12-27T02:52:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T02:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2017-12-27T03:53:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T03:53:19","slug":"1211-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/?p=1211","title":{"rendered":"Home safety tips for holiday travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The days immediately following Christmas are common destination days, with people and families opting to ditch the cold for warmer climes. To keep your family and property safe until your return, her are a few tips that can help deter thieves and lurkers from targeting your home.<\/p>\n

Use apps or gadgets that turn the lighting in your house off and on at random intervals to give the appearance of a presence in the home during \u201cnormal\u201d hours. This also goes for the TV and radio; most newer devices have programmable intervals for alarms and away modes.<\/p>\n

Temporarily discontinue any newspaper deliveries or subscription services until your return. And don\u2019t let your mail pile up in your absence; inquire about \u201cHold Mail\u201d services offered by Canada Post and other providers. These are designed to have your mail safely held for a prescribed length of time at the office or depot, until you get back. It\u2019s easy and safer than letting the mail accumulate and saves the inconvenience of having your neighbours pick it up for you.<\/p>\n

Lastly, look into hired son services and inquire about a pre-paid plan to have someone shovel the driveway and walkways of your home while you\u2019re away. It saves you the trouble of digging yourself into your garage when you get back home, and gives the appearance that someone\u2019s home to take care of your property.<\/p>\n

Season\u2019s Greetings and travel safe!<\/p>\n

Interested in other ways to help keep your home safe? Call the Merenda Team today at (416) 240-SOLD (7653)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The days immediately following Christmas are common destination days, with people and families opting to ditch the cold for warmer climes. To keep your family and property safe until your return, her are a few tips that can help deter thieves and lurkers from targeting your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,22],"tags":[15,18,17,26],"class_list":["post-1211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-safety","category-seasonal","tag-good-advice","tag-home-security","tag-theft-prevention","tag-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merendarealestate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}