Not long ago, smart home tech was only available to the uber wealthy or in luxury homes. As smart home tech has become more abundant, however, it has become attainable for even the most modest apartment dwellers.
This is great news for homeowners looking to put their homes on the market any time in the near future. Smart home tech may be one of the most inexpensive upgrades you can make to your home that may provide the best ROI. While installing smart tech may not necessarily increase your home's value, it can definitely make it far more attractive to buyers and help your home sell faster. These factors alone add value in and of themselves.
Here are 5 smart home upgrades you should consider if you are thinking about selling your home.
1. Smart door lock
Not only are smart door locks one of the safest ways to secure your home, they are also one of the most convenient. We've all had the unpleasant experience of giving a key to someone we wish maybe we hadn't. With smart locks you never need to worry about getting a key back again.
As quickly as you can permit someone entrance, you can also rescind it. Unexpected guests suddenly arriving from out of town? With a smart lock, you don't have to leave work to go let them in your house or even leave a key somewhere an intruder can find it.
2. Smart thermostat
Smart thermostats don't just make life easier, they can also significantly reduce energy costs and make your home more comfortable. Smart thermostats often come with a number of sensors you can place around your home, which allows your system to maintain a more even temperature.
If you're like most people, you generally turn the heat or A/C up or down when you leave home, which also means you come home to an icy cold home or walk into a furnace. With a smart thermostat, you can turn on the heat or A/C just before you arrive home to walk into a pleasant atmosphere without wasting a lot of energy keeping it that way all day.
3. Smart plugs
Long ago we had the "clapper" which allowed you to turn something on or off with a simple clap. Smart plugs allow you to turn on the TV from another room, get your coffee started in the morning with a simple voice command or turn off a light you inadvertently left on when you went to bed without getting out of bed to do it.
4. Smart hub
The smart hub is the central command system of all of your smart devices. Smart hubs allow you to control lights, entertainment systems, thermostats and any other smart devices with nothing more than the power of your voice.
5. Smart alarms
Smart tech is one of the most advanced ways to secure your home without spending a fortune on home monitoring. In fact, smart alarms allow you to monitor your home yourself instead of relying on someone else to do it. A smart smoke alarm and CO2 detector will not only notify authorities if it detects something amiss, but will send an alert to your phone as well.
This can give you a chance to get pets out safely before authorities arrive or a blaze spreads out of control. If you really want to go high tech, you can also install smart cameras and even motion activated smart alarms.
Not only will smart home tech help you sell your home faster when or if you decide to put it on the market, smart home tech can help make your life easier and make your home more safe and secure. These are just a few of the smart home devices that are available, but there are many more to choose from. Smart sprinklers, for instance, can detect how wet your lawn already is and whether it needs watering or not, which can save you a bundle on your water bill.
