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Hi,I will be going live with my STR rental in the next few months and was hoping to get your recommendations on smart technology. Currently, I'm considering the following:- Smart Locks: August- Noise monitoring: Noise...
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So, I received my first guest in my property, and they are staying for 70 nights. The day they checked in, I get a notification from my Google Nest Camera that my battery is at 5%. Their stay just started yesterday, s...
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I've been having an issue with a toilet. Every time it flushes, you can hear loud noises in the pipes as the water moves through. Also every now and then there is a slight sewage smell in the bathroom. Any thoughts on...
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These are 3 tools that I use to Co-Host 100% remotely 1) Smartlock - Schlage or Yale- This allows me to virtually add codes for each guest reservation and unlock/lock the door as needed2) Security Camera - Ring doorbe...
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I constantly am texting with my tenants. It seems like they prefer it over phone calls or emails. How do you handle managing all the texts??? And, then if there's an issue, I'm constantly texting back and forth betwee...
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What tools are investors using to improve on their management of their STR? Also, what tools are you using for performance metrics?
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My tenant in a lower unit is complaining that she hears the walking about, moving furniture, cracking ceiling noises, etc. Is there anything I can do to help fix this problem? She is a new tenant and other than this...
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I went to a rental on a no heat call today. While I was there tenant says "also my doorknob doesn’t work", so we go over to the doorknob, I press it and hear ding. I ask her "can't u hear it" while pressing the doorkn...
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Curious to hear everyone's tech stack for their properties!
Here’s mine:
Channel Manager: Hospitable
Pricing Tool: Pricelabs
Smart Lock: Schlage or Yale
Property Organization: Notion
Curious to hear your tech ...
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Does anyone use Noiseaware or any other noise level meter? Been lots of partying lately and I'm sick of the messes.