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Kristin Mathern Asking for advice on tenant locksmith situation
4 February 2025 | 14 replies

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...

Brandon Malone Do you provide tenants with a physical key for smartlocks?
19 September 2024 | 40 replies

Hi All,I recently acquired a property that has a smartlock. I would like to avoid providing keys to the tenants and just have them setup and control the codes for access. Smartlocks are expensive, I hate to have to sw...

Andy Algreen Smart Lock For Sliding Door - Short-Term Rental
23 April 2023 | 7 replies

I have a short-term rental that is set-up for guests to enter more conveniently through a back sliding glass door. I am having trouble finding a smart lock that integrates with Airbnb that is also for a sliding glass ...

Michael Becerra Expired Mechanics Lien on Property
24 October 2020 | 3 replies

Hello everyone, 
I have a property I want to get under contract in Indiana for a wholesale deal. The seller is ready to sign, however, there is an old mechanics lien attached to the property and this my first time de...

Michael Q. no key to internal lock provided
5 April 2017 | 3 replies

Hi,I am a landlord and a tenant and I've had a situation where my son, I think, who's two, locked an internal door, after which I found that we were never issued a key for.  We were given keys and told they were for a...

Peter Turner Flooring suggestion ? Luxury Vinyl Tile vs Laminate
7 April 2018 | 12 replies

I have seen that LVT or luxury vinyl planks are being heavily promoted over regular Floating/laminate flooring. Home depot has their own brand and also have a type that has glue strips to stick it together and another...

Jonathan G. Landlord lock installed
1 May 2016 | 2 replies

Turning over a 5/3.5 this week. Pretty straightforward on installing these locks for the first time. Hopefully we can get another set of renters that stays for years and years and not have to take advantage of how c...

Alexa Potocki Transitioning to Keyless Door Knob
7 November 2021 | 7 replies

I'm looking into transitioning to keyless door entries for our rentals. Currently, I have the two-part doorknob which has a key for the knob and a key for the deadbolt. It seems it would be desirable for a keyless ent...

Andrew Simms Process Question - Automated Messaging and Door Locks
19 May 2021 | 10 replies

Hi - we will be getting our first guests in a couple days. We are using SmartBnb for automated messaging and an electronic deadbolt for access. We also have a mechanical lock box should the electronic deadbolt fail fo...

Drew Clayton Do you ask guests to sign a lease for a stay at your STR?
13 November 2022 | 27 replies

I've started having guests sign a lease for my short-term rental in Ohio after hearing of some hosts whose guest issues or damage were not covered by Airbnb's Aircover. I include the note in the initial booking confir...