I work everyday so can't be at the property to unlock the door to get in the property.

And discovered that somehow the backdoor was unlocked.  

I'm finishing up a 95% Heloc on my primary to unlock almost 200k.  

@Tammy Caillouet  The key that will unlock your success starts with your willingness to take action when you're tired, or rather being doing other things, or uncomfortable with something new.Over 90% of real estate success is about attitude and action. 

She refused to unlock the bulkhead door so that we could gain access to the basement. 

You'll have to be able to differentiate between an emergency (roof coming off, front door smashed in and unlockable, no heat during winter, pipe burst and water leaking/pouring in the unit, etc) and what's something that can be added to a maintenance list and handled in one visit so the tenant knows how you'll take care of their problems.Doing the above involves setting standards for proper communication with you.

This is a great way to unlock capital to get started in REI.  

I gave the option for all tenants to pay $15 extra a month for use of the machines(costs about half as much as a laundromat in the area) and 3 out of 5 of my units opted to pay the fee via a lease addendum.The problem I'm running into is that the storage room is not being kept locked, and one of the tenants(for good reason) is complaining that the door is either being left unlocked or propped open.Now, I've looked into coin operated machines, and they cost about 3x what the standard machines cost, and they have HORRIBLE reviews for the low end models.

Have it lock and unlock certain times etc. 

I disagree as we were never provided a key to that lock, and whether it was by accident, mechanical failure or otherwise we never had a means to unlock that door.I understand the argument if we had lost a key or we're told no key existed on move in (although in latter case should have been rectified if known problem.But I, as a landlord, would not hold my tenants responsible for something they were never given.What say you?