I had to call a locksmith, or I had to call a friend to come get me and stay at their house until I could call a locksmith this morning!"

I was hoping that she would have left after her lease expired and that she has lost the judgment; therefore, yesterday I called a locksmith and went to my property.

Quote from @Albert Blair: If you hire a locksmith to rekey, it will likely cost you more than changing out the locks yourself.

First fun part was finding a locksmith in Kokomo to get me in/re-key.

How did you know she had a locksmith drill through the locks?

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.).

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.

That said once you do a locksmith is 125 to rekey a door and a new lock and large pipewrench is about 50 bucks. your choice..

@Maranda Tucker we have a locksmith as have found it's overall cheaper to just rekey locks versus changing them.- We can better control what's on our master key system- EVERY lock at a property is opened with one key (well, maybe not the garage car-door)!

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