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Eve W. Tenant want to install security system, should I allow it?
22 July 2013 | 14 replies

The tenants want to install security system with smart thermostat adapter and one main keypad? How should I handle this?

Should I say yes under the condition that the system needs to stay when the tenants move out?

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Matthew B. Tenant Wants Security System
1 October 2015 | 3 replies

I have a good tenant who asked me if he could have a security system installed. How should I handle this? I'm assuming I'll need to get the alarm code and the monitoring company must be aware I'm the owner.

Audrey Moolic Air Bnb Security System
23 February 2022 | 5 replies

Hey BP!  Fellow STR investors, what security system/keypad locks have you found to be the best/easiest to use?  I am investing in airbnbs out of state, so need something that I could control from my phone.  Thank you ...

Matt R. Which alarm company do you use?
20 November 2014 | 1 reply

I was looking to get an alarm installed on a rental. Is there any national company you recommend? I was going to go the ADT route....any thoughts? Thanks, Matt

Pamela Gordon Alarm System - Leave On Premises or Remove When Tenant Moves In?
3 March 2022 | 3 replies

Hi BP's need your advice.  I recently put a SimpliSafe alarm system, in one of my vacant properties, of course for security and so that I can set up self guided tours but wanted to know what do you do after you get a ...

Colleen Ayers Landlord Burned the House Down
27 March 2020 | 4 replies

I'm helping out a friend whose rental home burned down last week. It was a shared house arrangement - the landlord is an older woman, and she rented out two bedrooms in her home, one to my friend and one to another re...

Seth S. Keeping Empty Rentals Safe
3 April 2020 | 14 replies

Heyya BP!

I just got a 4 fam for a great price. Took a while to close but happened!
Issue is that all 4 apartments are empty (as property was rehabbed). Hired a PM company that will manage it but they will take ab...

Doug Smith Security Cameras for Vacant Property
4 November 2021 | 10 replies

Does anyone have any recommendation for a camera system that would alert us when someone enters a property? We recently had squatters attempt to move into one of our vacant rehab properties, but we were able to catch ...

Marc D Pierce Self storage units in London
4 March 2016 | 2 replies

Hi, I’m from Toronto and my friend is planning to shift to London very soon. The house which he  bought seems to be small and does not contain much space to store his office documents. He wants  a self storage unit fo...

Gary Dezoysa Putting security bars/doors on a rental in a rougher area?
24 March 2016 | 11 replies

For those of you who landlord in borderline areas or worse, what's your rule of thumb on when to put security metal over your windows and doors? Is it a case of "do it if everyone else does it"? If I wanted to be extr...