Would you buy a house that had security cameras?

I have cameras around the outside of my houses. If I were to sell one of them, there is no reason I would want to remove the cameras prior to showing to prospective buyers. The neighborhood is what it is: do your own homework. I happen to have a background in planning, installing and evaluating security systems, so it's a high priority for me to be able to monitor my properties remotely and to have recordings if something is later found missing/broken/etc. Obviously, a good set of locks is also a sign that you value your security, whether or not there are any specific threats in the area.

In some cases, however, people put up cameras (or fences) simply to show the local thieves that there are better places to hit, if they're trolling the neighborhood. It could happen randomly anywhere, not just where people have decided to implement home surveillance.

Some people are interested in security and others aren't. They might have cameras so they can check up on their property...maybe they have a petty dispute with a neighbor.

Cameras never make me nervous but if a house has bars on the ground floor windows....different story.

I know a ton of people who have these & haven't had a problem.. they use them as a precaution, to make sure their kids get home on time etc. It wouldn't bother me to buy one, but maybe talk to some of the neighbors to get a feel for the neighborhood.

Many homes have security cameras now. There may have been a problem in the neighborhood or the owner may just be paranoid. Sometimes if they have workers coming in when they're not home they want to check to see that everything is going as it should. Some people even put them in to monitor their pet(s). You can check the crime statistics for a given neighborhood on Zillow.

If the price was right, sure. But I understand your point too. Security camera's are becoming more common, but there is another far more common feature (that is easy to spot) that should serve as a warning. The security door. You see them on occasion in some neighborhoods which is more often an insecure owner. But when you see several on neighboring houses, you know they are there for a serious purpose and should serve as a red flag regarding the safety of the area. Plus, people have security camera's for more reasons than security like kids and to limit liability (the same reason people have them in cars now a days too)

I use security cameras to keep an eye on my house when I am away. There is so little crime in the area that generally people do not lock their doors but we have a lot of trees and occasionally a branch will fall. I can also check on deliveries as there is an outside camera pointing towards the door.

I do my own installs using my own equipment. I would never use a Google or Nest product as I do not trust them not to spy on me. Besides. there is no need to pay someone a monthly fee to provide a service that you can get for free. My principal camera is 15 years old and as good as new.

We must think differently. Before I will look at any house, I have already done my research on crime data for the neighborhood - that data is easily found these days. So if I have already decided that the neighborhood is statistically safe, I look at any security measures as a BIG bonus - they're a selling point, not a negative.

These days, having a nanny cam in young children's bedrooms is wise, especially if you have a babysitter sitting. If I had a kid now, I'd have them elsewhere in the house too.

Of course I would (and I did). I bought a house from someone who was a US Marshall.

"I couldn't get a straight answer over why they were up there in the first place" That's because it wasn't any of your damn business.

If you like the house but not the cameras, buy the house and get rid of the cameras.

Crime stats are very easy to research.

Security systems are good crime deterrents and they have other uses as well.

Do you have an Alexa? If yes, hopefully you are aware that Amazon is RECORDING what is going on in your home. It's right there in the Terms of Use agreement.

The grocery store is keeping track of what you buy, how much you drink, etc.

The boogeyman in the internet keeps track of what you look at and click on.

But I guess if you want to be paranoid about security cameras that YOU OWN and have control over...be my guest.

You win the moron of the day award. Congrats!

Yeah most likely there had been neighborhood break ins or that house may have been broken into. Cameras make me suspicious too.