Is Your Home Smart?

Smart is no longer a phrase saved for cell phones; now you can find smart technology in your own house! There are an abundance of home automation technology options that can allow you to control everything from lights to temperature to security, making your life both more convenient and safer.

Smart Home Advantage

Home automation technology can seem daunting at first, but it is incredibly user friendly. Most smart home technology can be controlled by any number of devices including tablets, phones, and computers. As long as you have Internet, your home management just got a whole lot easier.

Smart home technology offers advantages far beyond sheer convenience. Home automation can significantly raise the value of your home and further entice potential buyers.

Why do buyers like these kinds of features? It offers the ability to receive notifications for things such as smoke detection, to control the temperature in your home, and allows you to double check that the front door is locked after leaving — home management is as easy as checking your phone.

Home automation systems give homeowners the power to keep their home and family safe from potential dangers as well as keeping it comfortable.

Smart Lights

Smart lighting is an upgrade for a variety of reasons. While the initial cost of installing smart lighting systems may seem high, smart bulbs use less energy and last longer saving you money in the long run.

You can control these bulbs with a simple app on your phone or tablet, and even add a companion app that lets you group your bulbs, letting you adjust brightness in several areas or the entire house at once.

Another advantage to smart lighting is automation; you can schedule your lights to turn on or off at certain times and sync them with other smart home devices or even the outside temperature.

Smart Thermostat

Similar to the smart lighting options, smart thermostats are controllable from your phone or tablet and allow you to save money over time through the ability to oversee temperature in your home and tailor heating and cooling accordingly. You can schedule temperature changes for particular times during the day, and they consistently monitor the temperature outside to keep the temperature inside comfortable.

These systems can be pricey, but considering the energy it saves by tailoring to your lifestyle it’s ultimately the more economic choice in addition to being convenient.

Smart Blinds

Motorized blinds might sound like something out of a bachelor pad from 1992, but the updated versions of smart blinds offer a lot more than just a fancy way to lower or raise your shades.

Wireless shades operate similarly to smart light bulbs; you can raise or lower them in groups or individually right from your phone or tablet and set them to a schedule for things like sunrise and sunset. Some even work with voice activated technology. You can maintain an ambiance of natural light and keep your home private and secure at night.

Customized Homes

In addition to convenience and safety, home automation technology provides the opportunity for buyers and homeowners to customize every detail of home management to their liking.

With the amount of options available, you can decide if you would like to control your entertainment from your devices, your appliances, security, and much more. What is better to offer a potential buyer than the option to lock their front door right from their phone?

With how quickly this technology is developing, experts agree that there is a lot of potential with home automation systems. For further information, contact your Re/Max Results agent today!

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