The next step will depend on whether you are buying a new property or a resale property.
If the property doesn't have alarms and security grills, get these fitted as soon as you can.Not that there is any hard sell on these inspection trips, far from it.Once they have all your details (especially your budget) then they will gladly show you around some of the places that may be of interest to you for a couple of days while you are on vacation.You can always come back on a cheap holiday later once you have had the change to reflect on everything you have seen.