Thursday, October 10, 2013

Control Your Boston Home with Your Smartphone

Smart phones are making it easier and easier to complete everyday tasks, from checking the weather to making airline reservations. Our mobile devices are even simplifying how we approach real estate and run our households. Buying a home in Boston, making a mortgage payment, and organizing a closet can all be done on the go with the help of a smartphone. Now, a homeowner can even interact with his or her home using their smartphone as a remote control.

Up until recently, automating your home came at a price – and a costly one at that. Luckily, technology advances so quickly that what was once out of reach for a typical homeowner is now within reason at a fraction of the cost. Regardless of the budget you’ve established to boost your home’s tech IQ, there’s a feature you can implement to make life at home more efficient than ever.

Wouldn’t it be nice to turn on the air conditioning or crank up the heat a few degrees 20 minutes before you get home from work? Now, you can! Wasting money on heating or cooling an empty house is a problem of the past once you can remotely control your home’s thermostat with Nest.

Never worry about locking yourself out ever again. With August Smart Lock, your front door automatically unlocks when you (and your smartphone) approach. Hosting a dinner party? Send an invitation to your friends through August Smart Lock and the door will automatically unlock when they arrive at your home.

The Phillips Hue lighting system allows you to be in control of your home’s ambient lighting with a tap of your finger. Open the app on your smartphone to tell the lights to change color, and turn on or off at certain times of day. Forget to turn a light off before you left for work? Flip the switch remotely and save on your energy bill.

There are dozens of other products on the market that allow you to control your home from afar. Whether you’re down the street or across the country, your smart phone gives you the power to keep a finger on your home’s pulse at any given moment. If all of these advanced gadgets have you thinking about buying a home in Boston this fall, please reach out to me. I’d be honored to be the Boston real estate agent to help you find your first or next home!



Ken Snyder
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