by DAWGS Door and Window Guard Systems | Property Security | Dec 8, 2019 | Vacant Property
As the temperatures drop, it is important to take steps to protect your vacant properties from cold weather ice and snow damage. DAWGS had put together a Cold Weather Vacant Property Checklist: Confirm with your property insurer – they may have specific...
by DAWGS Door and Window Guard Systems | Property Security | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized, Vacant Property
According to a report from ATTOM Data Solutions, over 1.5 million (1,530,563) U.S. single-family homes and condos are vacant, representing 1.6% of all homes. In total, the U.S. Census Bureau found that 17,019,726 homes were vacant in 2018. Compiling data from the...
by DAWGS Door and Window Guard Systems | Property Security | Sep 30, 2019 | Security, Vacant Property
Properties become vacant for a variety of reasons. The home may be on the market and the previous owner has already vacated the property, a property may be going through renovations, it may be bank-owned as a result of foreclosure or it may simply be an abandoned...
by DAWGS Door and Window Guard Systems | Property Security | Jul 15, 2019 | Vacant Property
The Vacant Property Problem Abandoned and vacant properties are not just eyesores, they pose a real threat to public safety. When not properly secured, a vacant property, especially in a distressed area, will attract criminal activity. Drug and theft calls to the...
by DAWGS Door and Window Guard Systems | Property Security | Jun 24, 2019 | Community Outreach, Security, Vacant Property
For more than a decade, DAWGS has provided equipment and vacant property accessibility training for first responders and fire departments in the areas they serve. The fire departments DAWGS has worked with includes the Chicago and New York Fire Departments. Recently,...
by DAWGS Security for Vacant Property | Apr 16, 2019 | Vacant Property
While property tax delinquencies have declined in the last few years, the United States is still faced with approximately $11.8 billion in unpaid property taxes. Each year, $3–5 billion in delinquent real estate taxes are offered for public sale. In a tax-sale state,...