Locks for Long Distance AIRBNB

[Ryan Pritchard]

Hello BP Family,

I am about to begin listing a property on a medium term or possibly short term basis and I wanted to replace the front door lock. I was looking to do with a smart keypad lock that would allow me to remotely (from out of state) change the access code when the tenant checks out. Does anyone have a recommendation of one they used?

Thanks,

Ryan

[Cody Smith]

I use the Schlage Encode on our STR, and for the most part I do like it. It was easy to find a Lowe's and easy to install. I have the lock integrated with Guesty For Hosts and it creates all the guest's codes for me automatically. I am also able to go in an alter these codes and timelines for early/late check in/out.

I will warn you however, we have had some hiccups with Schlage. We went through one issue where the codes stopped creating automatically and we had to go in manually. Just from across the same town, I have not been able to lock/unlock successfully through the app remotely. We have also had to create a full time backup code for guests to use if we run into issues with their codes again. The batteries will also need to be replaced about every 6 months.

Overall, we enjoy having it, but we have had to work through some kinks. Luckily, we are local and can troubleshoot between guests if needed.