Best practices for configuring a HE at one site, to be implemented at another site

Thanks Tony - what would you recommend doing offsite vs. really should do onsite? I don't have a lot of 'technical debt' in the form of existing sensors or cameras.

Here are my priority projects:
detecting break-ins
video monitoring

Once the security is a little more hardened, I want to do normal home automation stuff like controlling lights, blinds, overhead fans, smoke detection, freeze detection, water leaks etc.