Haim Toledano
Jul 10, 2017 · 3 min read

Haim Toledano: Five Reasons to Make your Home Smart

With a rise of new technology, becoming one of the many who transform their home into a ‘smart home’ is just plain common sense. Smart homes used to be considered a luxury, and only something the affluent could enjoy. Now, with technology becoming more commonplace among everyone’s life, and more affordable, owning a ‘smart home’ is as easy for the discerning home owner as it is for the working man. The reasons for transforming your home into a ‘smart home’ make a longer list every single day. Here are Haim Toledano’s top five reasons as to why you should make the switch from home to ‘smart home’.

1. A smart home is efficient. This one is number one for a reason. It’s sensible. Using your mobile device as a hub for systems all over your house means that you only have to keep track of the one thing that rarely leaves your hand to begin with. You can turn on lights, lock doors, open the garage and even change the thermostat with the push of a button on your handheld device. The efficiency of a smart home will make your life ten times easier, and you’ll wonder how you ever lived before it.

2. Smart home are more secure. The use of smart homes can make your property more secure, and give you peace of mind. Security technology is moving forward, and it’s high time that we move forward with it. Never worry about if you locked your doors again. With security technology combined with your smart home technology, you can log into your device wherever you are and check and see if your doors are locked and your home is secure. You can even lock it remotely from wherever you are.

3. You can customize your smart home to fit your lifestyle. Whether you want to customize your electricity usage or what times your air conditioner kicks on and off during the day, a smart home will be able to give you control over all the connected electronics in your home. With a smart home, you can customize your home until it’s absolutely perfect. You can adjust the lighting on your porch for different times of the early evening into the night — and even set the porchlight to go out after you’ve gone to bed.

4. Smart homes are convenient. Let’s face it, anything that makes our lives easier should be considered a big win. You would no longer have to worry about a dozen different remotes or gadgets that control various parts of the house. With a smart home, everything is controlled right from your phone or handheld device. You’ll never have to get up and go searching for just the right electronic device to control anything ever again.

5. Smart homes are cost efficient. How many times have you forgotten to shut off the lights before leaving the house, or accidentally left a ceiling fan running? Think of all the extra money you waste by forgetting to shut off the television. With a smart home, you can remotely control the electronics in your home, so that when you remember halfway into your commute that you’ve forgotten to shut something off, you can do it right from your device.

Haim Toledano

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Investor, Entrepreneur and finance specialist.

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