{"id":3334,"date":"2019-07-29T12:20:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T08:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/?p=3334"},"modified":"2019-07-29T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T08:20:11","slug":"preparing-your-home-for-a-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/preparing-your-home-for-a-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing your home for a vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><em>This article was published on July 29th, 2019<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>With Eid al Adha just around the corner, many of us will be leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/en\/rent\/properties-for-rent.html\"><strong>Qatar<\/strong><\/a> for an extended summer holiday. With that being said, here are a few tips that will help you prepare your home for your vacation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Unplug electrical appliances and devices where possible<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1243461115-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1243461115-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1243461115-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1243461115.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Turn off the water valve in your washing machine, dishwasher, etc.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Set your thermostat between 21-23 degrees. While this could be an extra expense, you should never turn off your AC while away, as you will return to a house full of mold.<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_754044331-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_754044331-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_754044331-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_754044331.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 Throw away any food in the house that could go bad before your return<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Take out the trash in every room in the house<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Make sure your fire alarm is working properly<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_167876099-581x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_167876099-581x400.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_167876099-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_167876099.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Check all your windows and doors to make sure that they are properly closed<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Make sure your house is clean \u2013 the last thing you want is to come back to a bug or insect problem<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; If you\u2019re traveling for over a month, you might want to consider pausing your internet subscription.<\/p>\n<p>-Leave your contact details with a trusty neighbor, who you can also ask to water your plants for you!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Park your car safely in the garage \u2013 disconnect the battery if you\u2019ll be gone for long periods of time.<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1111437953-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1111437953-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1111437953-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1111437953.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/en\/rent\/properties-for-rent.html\"><strong>Click here to find properties for rent in Qatar\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was published on July 29th, 2019 With Eid al Adha just around the corner, many of us will &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"en","enabled_languages":["en","ar"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"ar":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3334"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3344,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3334\/revisions\/3344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertyfinder.qa\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}