Lexie R.
New to Landlording and Perplexed
10 October 2024 | 24 replies
If the tenants are completely uncooperative, I would just give them notice that I will be entering to do work and I would have a locksmith get you in and have the locks replaced at that time.
Carmen Assang
Tenant asked me to pay her first month rent to move out
17 September 2024 | 38 replies
If you really want her out, I'd tell her if she leave before the end of this month and the place is in good condition, that you will return her deposit AFTER she is out, given you the keys and you've inspected the place...and as Colleen says, be there with a locksmith or new set of locks to change the locks.Then once she's out, you can try going after her in small claims court for the unpaid rent.
Farnaz Z.
How to hold a property management company accountable for negligence?
13 August 2024 | 14 replies
A call to a locksmith should have been enough not to mention the PM should have had another key.
Kerry-Ann Bennett-Smith
Boots on the Ground
23 July 2024 | 10 replies
Hello Ryan, these are some of the kinds of tasks I am thinking about for Boots on the Ground.Lockbox installationKey duplication, meeting locksmiths, digital lock code changesMeeting cleaners, landscapers, tradespeopleProperty walk-throughs via phone and/or video conferencingMove-in and move-out inspectionsPlacing signage on propertiesPhotos and videosScheduling contractors and tradespeople for vacant propertiesStatus reports on contractor/tradespeople progressProperty drive by
Kimberly Abeln
What do you look for in boots-on-the-ground?
18 July 2024 | 5 replies
I took over the management of our portfolio while living overseas, and found one of the most challenging pieces of management was finding someone to do an easy task (photos, move-out inspections, meeting a locksmith, etc.).
Jon K.
(Current) Tenants say the dumbest things, too...
12 July 2024 | 281 replies
How did you know she had a locksmith drill through the locks?
Diran Deukmajian
What to do when tenant gets evicted by sheriff
9 July 2024 | 3 replies
I'm asked by the sheriff to be at the property at a certain time with a locksmith.
Michael Carbonare
I turned $800 into $10,000 in six months. You can, too. Here’s how I did it. . .
21 June 2024 | 3 replies
Called a locksmith and gained access.
Eddie Smith
Providing excellent service to tenants
4 June 2024 | 6 replies
Eventually got a locksmith out around 2am after one ghosted me.