Home security and/or monitoring

[Nicholas Bronte]

Hi BP,

I'm under contract and about to close on a Duplex but, because the seller has been slow to provide the required documents, the closing has stalled and the contractors I had lined up to begin the rehab have had to move on to other jobs.  It's possible that no one, aside from the PM, will be in the property for maybe a month or potentially longer.  I've been considering ways to set up a basic home surveillance system just for my own peace of mind while the property sits empty (and maybe even into the future) and was wondering if anyone else has done this?  Probably just an unnecessary expense but I don't know....thoughts?