Please do not post details about what security systems you have in place.
No need to give a casual reader here help in selecting a house to visit.
Do not put up signs from the manufacturer of your system.
Remember how a Kia was just another hard to steal car, until someone posted about how trivially easy it is to steal one? Information is out there. Don't make it easy for a thief to do some simple things to disable your systems. Google how to hack a ring system.
In general, a good system has several layers.
Things that are visible, and things that are hidden.
Cameras that are high, and hidden cameras that are low so someone ducking down cannot hide as easy.
Everything on UPS power.
Contact sensors on all doors, windows, gates, etc. Motion sensors scattered around.
Several different technologies so if one is hacked, the rest are still operational. Perhaps something wireless that could be hacked, but backed up by a wired system.
A good system, planned well, is easy. And a poor system, that looks good on paper, is also easy to blindly trust in error.
It's far cheaper to run CAT-6 wiring to lots of places when building. Before drywall is up. If you can do that, take lots of pictures. Include a tape measure to reference the distance to some object that can be located once built.
If you decide to put a camera on the corners of the eaves, then run four CAT-6 lines there - to be able to look along both sides of the house and away from the corner. Maybe overkill, but the tiny cost for wire is trivial now.
Wherever the hub ends up for the cable runs, have all the wires in flex conduit. Also have spare empty conduits in place to the attic space for future needs.
The DVR goes into a secure, locked, metal enclosure, solidly attached to the house structure. Also needs UPS power there. What good is camera footage when the thief takes the DVR with them? Consider cloud storage for (at least) events. Perhaps put an old DVR (that looks like the real thing - wiring, power, blinky lights) on a shelf somewhere as a decoy.
Lastly, plan wiring for adding some home automation stuff someday. Things like temperature sensors, water leak detectors, main water automated shutoff, doorbell systems... Perhaps flex conduit from device to attic to make pulling wires easier later.
Other simple security things... please do not post in public about your valuables or rare collections. Or how you need to think about buying a safe because you have x, y, or z. Or that you are going to be out of town at a certain time frame.
Have extra power outlets put in too.
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