Is A Smart Home Right For You?
By Robert Hessel
You may have heard that Smart Homes are just for celebrities, tech enthusiasts and millionaires. That’s how things
used to be, but new technology and local dealers have made smart home technology affordable, easy to own and
useful for everyone. It’s now a fast home improvement that comes with some big benefits - security, savings,
convenience, peace of mind – for you and your family. Want to know if it’s right for you? Let’s find out.
Do you own a home?
Then a Smart Home is for you! Upgrading your home
to a Smart Home enhances and protects your residence. It
provides the latest in home security to keep your family
and home safe from burglars, fires and floods. It makes
life more convenient with automated everyday devices
like locks, lights and garage doors. It lets you know
if something’s wrong when you’re away, via an easy
smartphone app that controls every device.
Are you buying a home?
This is one of the best times to get acquainted with
smart home technology. It’s one of the easiest move-in
improvements you can make, and it’ll protect your new
investment from day one.
Do you go to work?
Then a Smart Home is for you. Whatever takes you
away from your home, smart home technology keeps you
connected to what’s happening when you’re gone. You
can leave knowing that your house is secure – in fact, your
Smart Home will even remind you if you leave the garage
door open. You can let people in when you’re not there, or
give them their own user code for your front door. If you
travel for work, a Smart Home makes that easier too.
Do you have children?
A Smart Home is definitely for you. From video
monitoring in your nursery to sensors that tell you when
doors are opened, you’ll have new ways to keep up with
your kids and keep them safe. If you have teens, smart locks
and access codes let you give them more independence
while still staying close.
Would you like lower energy bills?
A Smart Home is for you. Our smart thermostat will
save you energy without impacting your comfort. It knows
whether you’re home or not and adjusts automatically, so you
don’t waste money heating and cooling an empty house. On
hot days, it will scale back your cooling slightly to save you
money. If you want more savings, a Smart Home will help you
find the devices that use the most energy, then turn them off
automatically using smart plugs when you’re not using them.
Are you wealthy?
Trick question – you don’t need to be! A Source 1 Solutions
powered smart home is affordable because you don’t have to
pay a large upfront fee for the equipment. In fact, it’s about
the cost of a security system, depending on the options you
choose. You get to spread the cost of your equipment out over
three years, with professional security monitoring included in
the package.
Are you tech-savvy?
If you are, you’ll love customizing your smart home and
getting into its automation, rules and energy-saving features.
If you’re not, a smart home is still for you. We design our smart
home technology to be easy and intuitive to use. You don’t
have to install anything, thanks to professional installation
and configuration from Source 1 Solutions’ engineers. Your
smart home technology will work right away, and you have
a trusted local business to turn to for hands-on support if you
run into problems.
So, is the smart home right for you?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Robert Hessel at Source 1 Solutions can be
contacted at (727) 538-4114 or www.source1security.com.
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