I bought my first investment property for vacation rental and i have a question about some locking systems.I've been thinking about putting remote controlled locks on the doors of my property, so i can monitor the locks from home and send out temperary access codes to the clients i rent out to.Does anyone have any experience with these systems and does anyone know a good reliable brand for these kinds of locks.The reason i want to go this route is because i am looking for another solution than a property manager and to have more control over my property.

They are also extremely long lasting and durable.Good luck with selecting a solution.

I love connection, deals that provide value and opportunities that allow for my solution based mindset to thrive!

But yes for one property the solution that gets you maybe 85% of the way without the geometric progression in costs is probably an LLC owned by a trust.

But that's a story for another day.)Solution:  owner fixes windows, bills tenant for the fix as added rent.  

Do you charge for monitoring and maintaining vacant units?

A general solution to this is to have a mixed portfolio with unleveraged properties to cover those excess expenses.Also consider the quality of the neighborhood you invested in, because if it is poor, you may have permanent costs associated with vacancy, etc.

Brian Jordan (The Property Shop/Hometown Property Solutions & Hometown Home Buyers). 

Now I question his prices, I'm monitoring the project and it's moving along.

I don't think the Real Estate Commission is going anywhere anytime soon (the ones that protect the public from brokers and agents).Maybe the REC will require all individuals that close more than a couple of RE transactions a year be licensed and they can hire on the out of business agents to monitor real estate e-commerce for violations and unethical practices.