Hi. New to MTR here. I've seen this lock recommended because it integrates with some property management companies:https://a.co/d/039XfxDzAccording to this article (https://strhub.com/.../schlage-encode-smart-wifi-dea...

Pushing back on the line in the sandThese days, it's hard to imagine being out in the field without your smartphone. And while nearly all of us know exactly where our phone is at this very moment, you probably couldn'...

Hello hello.  I was just inside one of my units fixing some plumbing, and I noticed they had taken down 3 smoke alarms and the only carbon monoxide alarm.  Only two of the original 5 smoke alarms were still up (though...

I bought my first property earlier this year in Chicago and it has a sump pump in the basement unit. Being that this is my first property and I have never dealt with sump pumps before I had someone come out and look a...

Does anyone have experience going keyless on your rental properties. any downside to converting my units to electronic combination locks and ditching the keys all together?

Hi all,I want to share a story about the importance of having working carbon monoxide and smoke/heat detectors in your rentals. A friend of mine has a single family rental occupied by a mother and three children. He r...

Go easy on me please; I'm here to be a better landlord, and guidance is requested.I inspected this 4 plex around November and finally closed about 3 weeks ago. One of the inherited tenants has moved out end of lease. ...

Really.  Can't make this up.  I had to coach him through changing it over the phone because the closets have linear fluorescents, and he didn't know what to do.
I'm focusing on the day job now, but I had to share.  (...

So I got a message from my PM saying that our new tenant is saying the AC was only blowing warm air and if we could fix it. The PM contacted the local HVAC service guy in our area, and after their $75 service fee it w...

I am seeking suggestions for how to prevent tenants from disabling smoke alarms.  Verbal warnings and statements written into the lease may not be effective.  I've seen plastic bags taped over alarms!!This is importan...