How do you deal with tenants losing keys?

[Tim Horning]

I have a friend who owns a few rooming houses and occasionally has a tenant lose their key and lock themselves out. He self manages, so he usually ends up delivering a spare key which is a huge time suck. How do other property owners or managers handle these situations? 

[Alex Suarez]

I’d recommend a smart lock. They’re pricy up front, I go with the schlage encode smart lock for all my properties, but they’re worth it as you can change lock codes remotely when tenants move out (so no rekeying) and the only way a tenant can lock themselves out is if they forget their code. Highly recommend.