Low-Cost Home Security Options to Keep Out Thieves

Technology has significantly brought down the cost of home security systems and home surveillance cameras, many of which you can install yourself. But there are also many low-tech solutions that cost little or nothing that will keep your home safer from intruders.

"Most burglars are just opportunists," says Martin Holloway, owner of Hollotec.com and a security expert in Louisiana who teaches lock-picking and specialized entry techniques to law enforcement and the military. "[Burglars are] going to find the easy house."

Read more: http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2015/07/16/low-cost-home-security-options-to-keep-out-thieves

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