I'm in the process of renovating my latest rental house.  I've been thinking about Smart-Home features which would be beneficial to a landlord as opposed to wiz-bang cool features to attract tenants. Specifically, I'm...

Hello everyone,I am buying a 3-family home and wondering if anyone out there could recommend a product that would allow you to manage multiple locks on the same system. In other words, it seems like most smart locks o...

Hello,Me and some of my family have been running a short term rental on a few OTAs for the last year. I am looking for a smart lock that will meet my criteria for our property. I have already purchased a smart lock la...

Hi BP!This is part of a series where I detail the conversion of four units from long-term rentals to short-term Vacation Rentals (VR.)Synopsis of this part: Setting up wifi for your guests and for smart devices in you...

Hi all,
My in-laws are selling their home in LA County and we are unfamiliar with the requirements to sell. My wife and I sold our place in OC a couple years ago and the requirements didn't seem as stringent.
The es...

Schlage EncodeI mentioned this lock a couple of times in the past week just wanted to update. I put this on my primary to replace a dead cheap-o kwickset (the $69 model).
First impression was.... KICK BUTT. No hub. N...

I'm closing on my first rental property tomorrow. The first thing I want to do after closing, is change the locks. I've heard that in Texas, a rental must have a single sided deadbolt (where the deadbolt locks ONLY...

I am not trying to deal with a bunch of metal keys or 12pm lockouts. I AM trying to be a higher tech and automated property manager. Therefore, I plan to phase-in smart locks for all my units.

Question: Which smart ...

I am replacing the front door on my beach home turning the property into an STR AirBnB rental.  I want to install a durable electronic lock that can handle the environment and doesn't have battery issues.  Can anyone ...

I own a couple of long term rental properties 60-90 minutes from where I live. I don't use a management company and am trying to create systems to run my business without driving back and forth all the time. I am thin...