Self Storage- security system success

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Traveling in Malta and now in Florence Italy for new years. About an 8 hour time difference but our alarm systems are 24/7. Got an alarm the other night. Called our local sheriff department. They called back about two hours later. They had caught some trespassers.

We have continued to upgrade our security systems as capabilities have increased and costs have decreased. Cameras originally were 1K and now are 4K. Put in motion sensors.

Catch about 1 out of 3 people now.

Luckily I wasn’t home. Normally I would run down with my truck and 12 gauge with buckshot. Sheriffs department took care of. Automation has been really helpful.

Happy New Years.

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Michael WallPro Member
Real Estate Agent · San Francisco · Member since 2024 · 5 posts · 1 vote
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Henry,
Good to know the technology and law-enforcement is working for you while you’re you’re out of the country. Hope you’re enjoying your stay in Malta travel safe and happy new year. Watching your moves like a hawk and hoping to learn more lol thank you friend. Please keep pushing and sharing your progress. we are enjoying seeing your success in addition to learning how to pursue and analyze deals in different market sectors before blindly buying and learning the hard way. Wishing you and your family all the best in the new year.
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Henry ClarkPro Member
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Got back from traveling. Below are pictures of the infrared beam system that is our motion alarm. Called Optex. There are two small beams about 2 inches apart at the top and another two at the bottom. Both sets of beams have to be broken for the alarm to go off. If a bird flies through one of the sets, the alarm does not go off.
So you have two of these boxes, which can be set up to 300 feet apart. Then you have to align the beams so they connect with each other. We Normally put steel posts nearby so no one runs into them.
In the third picture one unit is just in front of the picture, then a second unit is at the far end on a post.
These can be set off by deep fog, rain or sleet. So, you just check the cameras to see if you're having bad weather. You can then tell the security office to disregard any alarms the rest of the night if needed.
They run off of batteries and need to replace about every 3 years. We chose these to provide alarms for open distances. You can have you Security Cameras also send alarms for motion. We set the cameras around our offices up for motion sensing.
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Henry ClarkPro Member
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Greece trip with my brother. Athens, Mykonos today Santorini. 7am in Mykonos alarms went off at one of our locations. Looked on camera someone had stayed inside with a truck after our 9 pm auto lock down. Called city police in Iowa. Opened gates remotely. One of our customers had gotten high and fell asleep inside. They searched his vehicle and got him for drug charges. Alarms, gate and cameras system working great. Allows more for passive investing and traveling.
Keep traveling. Gotta spend self storage money somehow.
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