Flood lights for SFH

[Taylor D. Jenkins]

What brand/type of floodlights do you use for your SFHs and why that type?

I’m looking for lights that are energy efficient, so maybe motion sensor and that aren’t an eyesore

[Jim K.]

Originally posted by @Taylor D. Jenkins:

@Jim K. Now I’m curious if you have other opinions about floodlights for small multifamily beyond what you already mentioned

Taylor, I'm convinced that digital camera systems have the capacity to redraw C/D-class property maps and pick a property out of C- territory and drop it into C-class. Cameras change the game, pure and simple, especially cameras with digital recording, night vision, web upload capabilities, motion detection spotlights. People with criminal intentions absolutely hate them, people who have no such intentions are indifferent to them. Street crime disappears in and near properties that have cameras. The police appreciate landlords who put these systems in and spare a few cameras to watch up and down streets from private property, as long as the landlords make the recordings available to them when asked.

For a duplex, $400 will buy you an 8-camera wired system that will make criminals hate and fear even coming up an down your street. It's really a beautiful thing.

Now, for a single-family that you're renting out, you don't have a common space to install the recorder or take electricity from. You also don't have access to an internet connection you're paying for. That makes it difficult to set up and maintain a system. Floodlights are great, sure, but they're not in the same league as cameras.