I rekey (or re-lock) after all work is done and ready for the new tenant.

Easier still is to call a locksmith and have them change the locks on the coin machines.

The goal is to get them out asap and then have a locksmith on the premises the second the eviction is enforced.You're almost done...it will never happen to you again. 

Also tell him if he has the keys, you want them back or you will send him a bill for re-keying the place!

I use the Kwisket rekey locks, this way, you can recycle keys!

Needless to say I won't be using that roofing company again due to the "change order"So $47k was the total initial cash outlay of downpayment ($15,500), closing costs ($5,500), repairs ($12,150), personal "float" to cover mortgage / lienable utilities while tenants were placed factoring in that 1st month's rent to PM for leasing ($2184), a fridge replacement for one unit, carpet cleaning for the other unit, and rekeying for all locks.But yes there are various places that we could have optimized, I wish I could have avoided these problems before they happened, but sometimes you have to get burned to know how to properly handle a fire going forward.

If you’re local you could also offer to arrange for a locksmith to come out and mail them the key after you inspect the inside. 

The HOA manager turned the water off, I spent 4 hours calling not only the emergency maintenance line for my PM but when I failed to get a clear time line of when they would arrive hired a locksmith to unlock the unit and a water mitigation company to come.

Hi all - does anyone have a referral to a good handyman and/or locksmith in Brooklyn, NY?

Then they sent a work order request for over $1,000 to rekey a 4 unit building and that was that