As a guy who leaves the door open most of the time, and open all night about 3 times a week, because I forget to shut it when I go to bed, I wonder about these stories.
The guy whose family I bought this from was murdered when someone unknown broke in and killed him, but not his girlfriend who rolled up in a ball in the corner, I guess that is a home invasion.
Ewwww...you live in a house where someone was killed? Ever hear any unexplained noises?
We bought a foreclosed house on an acre in a good area for a great price. The previous a-hole owner used to live here but moved and rented it out to various section 8 people, just to tick off his former neighbors. The house stunk like a kennel due to one room they used as — a kennel! Dog and cat crap all over.
Anyway, for several years we worried about unwanted visitors in the middle of the night, since some of the former residents were in the amateur pharmaceutical business. A number of years in and we have had no problems.
First line of defense is our dog alarm that can hear a flea fart a quarter mile away during a thunderstorm. Second line of defense? Thanks for asking. Details not currently available.