It has been 1 week and my broker/realtor still has not received the keys to an apartment I purchased.  The previous owner is out of state.  Obviously there is a problem.  Whose responsibility is it to be sure everythi...

My tenant messaged me this morning stating she locked herself out of her bedroom. I previously lived in this property and never locked myself out of my room so I never looked nor do I even know if I have a key for the...

Hi Everyone,I recently bought a fixer-upper in the Garland area and found a safe hidden in the wall in the master bedroom. Does anyone know a locksmith who can help open the safe so we can sell it with the house inste...

Good Morning Everyone,I had a mailbox lock replaced while the tenant was home and the locksmith gave the tenant two sets of keys. It cost $95 for parts and labor. I came by later that day and he had already lost both ...

Looking for some help:I am in a very frustrating situation, where I have a duplex I am ready to sell ( not very modernized, but habitable).Here’s my issue though – the contractor who was getting it ready to sell, is n...

I'm a soon to be first time landlord and looking to come up with ideas to how to handle the key situation with tenants (lock-outs ect.).  I will be self managing and do not want to deal at all with lock outs at 1 a.m....

I just bought a property in Columbus, Ohio through an online auction. I'm an out of state investor.  Today I had a bit of a situation which I'm trying to wrap my head around. I sent a locksmith to replace a lockbox on...

So, I have some problematic tenants. It's almost a comical story if they didn't owe me money. I gave them an eviction notice Monday for not paying rent and they have overstayed their lease. They texted me today asking...

Hi i have a situation where i need to use locksmith services but im not the owner of the property yet. im the buyer in the middle of doing a short sale on it. The bank needs access to the property in order to do the a...

My question is about something that happened to my daughter who is a renter.Recently she came home from work at about 6:00pm.  When she tried to unlock the door the key broke off in the lock.  Is this her responsibili...