Tenant Self Showing Door lock no Wifi

[Brandon P.]

Hi 

Does anyone one know of a key pad or door lock to for this situation to allow tenants to let themselves? 

- no wifi

- power only 

[Matt Shields]

Be careful. Scammers can pose as prospective tenants. Once they have your code the scammers will advertise your property and send people the code to look at the home. They will have the prospective tenants send them deposits/rent and tell them to go ahead and move in. You could end up with ripped off tenants, with no money, no place to go, and then you will have to evict them. Bad for everyone except the fraudsters. I had a woman almost get ripped off on one of my properties with the copied rental advertisement scam, fortunately, I happened to be there working on some things when I noticed her in the backyard. The scammers offered her a great deal on rent with no credit check if she provided them a hefty deposit. If the fraudsters have the code this will really help to convince people that they own the property.

Another caution. What happens if you give the code to a professional vagrant who just moves in and refuses to leave? Are they trespassing? They have the code to the door. They didn't break in. They claim they paid the rent. Probably a civil matter, and depending on your state's laws you could end up with a tenant living rent-free until you can evict them. But at least I'm sure they'll take good care of your property. :) 

One more. If I was a hoodlum teenager (I could have experience with this) and someone was passing out codes to houses, I would know where the next house party was going to be.

I have enough problems with nitwit showing agents (some) in my properties, let alone unescorted strangers who I never meet in person. Also, I look at showings as a pre-interview. Are they on time? If not they are probably not reliable. What are they driving, is it a smashed up POS? That's probably how they will care for your home. Is their smashed up POS car booming at 200 decibels? That's probably how loud they will play their home stereo. Do they smell like Cheech and Chong's van? They will probably be stinking up your house. Are they wearing an I Love Pitbull's shirt? Your no pet policy will probably be violated. You can learn a lot from a showing.

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