{"id":1152,"date":"2020-08-31T00:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2020-09-16T00:45:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T05:45:48","slug":"going-keyless-in-your-rental-property-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.padleads.com\/blog\/going-keyless-in-your-rental-property-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Keyless in your Rental Property: Pros and Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Putting the safety of one’s home should be one of the top priorities of every property owner. The same is true even for tenants who are simply renting an abode. A good landlord should not only be concerned about his business as a structure, but to the tenants and staff who keep his business going as well\u2026and that includes their safety while they are inside the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maintaining the property to ensure all structural damages that may cause accidents gets repaired is one way to keep tenants safe, but when it comes to security, it’s an entirely different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Securing a property involves putting up security measures so that no intruder or criminal can secretly enter the property and cause harm to the occupants or steal their possessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are a lot of security measures that can be put in place, but we will be specifically discussing one that is popular nowadays: keyless and automated entry system<\/strong> and its pros and cons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Advantages<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
No Searching for Keys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
At one point, we have all experienced struggling to find our keys; fumbling our pockets or the inside of our purse. Sometimes it even happens in times when we are in a hurry to get inside or we are carrying home bags of our groceries. It can be very frustrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s also often the root cause of being tardy for work or school because you forget where you placed your keys so you spend a lot of time looking for it around the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With keyless locks, you can avoid these time-consuming circumstances because all you need to do is enter the code to unlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You won’t get locked out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With locks that require keys, there’s a possibility of being locked out if you left your keys inside or lost it. So you either have to break down the door, or if someone you live with has a spare key, you have to wait around for them to come home before you could enter. As a landlord, this could also be inconvenient for you if a tenant lost their key and you have to drive to your rental property just to bring the spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaving a spare key under a mat or a pot outside may also be an option, but it’s easily accessible to home intruders who would try to get inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s easier to monitor who enters your property<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Automated locks nowadays have a feature that can send notifications to your smartphone whenever someone enters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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