All Forum Posts by: Michael Kader

I never thought my first post would be so um.... controversial. :)

My reasoning isn't really about money but consistently producing a quality product for each tenant and doing so without anyone's interaction is the goal. I've been to many hotels that have the AC off when I get there and it's not fun. Furthermore, I've arrived home late many Sundays to a house that's 83*F while I'm trying to get the kids immediately to bed.

So in the end

- I save having to change AC settings 75 times a year (which yes takes 10 seconds, but let's be honest that the timing of it is more crucial than the time it takes)
- Years down the road I save doing it 750 a year when I have 10 properties
- My guests always walk into a clean cool, pleasurable space (first impressions)
- If I can do it before, I might as well do it after and save a few bucks
- Lastly, it's really not THAT important in the grand scheme of things, but it's just something fun to do when I'm tired of doing the real work.

Thanks everyone. I’m going to do some more digging and see if I can find a way and report back. 

I fully realize that it takes 10 seconds while simultaneously understanding I just about never do it with my own smart thermostats over the last 9 years. :)

Hello All,

First post here. 

Getting our STR on the market and I was thinking about ways I could automate the thermostat to turn on 1 hour before check-in and right after check-out. Does anyone have any experience with this?