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Joe Norman
  • Property Manager
  • Baltimore, MD
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Key Management System - Master Key and Easy to Re-key at Turnover

Joe Norman
  • Property Manager
  • Baltimore, MD
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How are property managers/investors who have mulitple units (50+) handling key management? I’d love to have something with a master key and also something thats easy to re-key.

  • - landlordlocks.com seems like a great option, although their website is terrible which makes me question their professionalism - anyone have experience with them?

  • - Kwikset Smartkey looks like its easy to re-key at turnover, but I don’t think it has the option to create a master key - am I missing something?

  • - Kiwkset 816 Key Control Deadbolt - this one has two cylinders so I think one can be a master key, and one can be rekeyed for tenants at each turnover - anyone using these that can confirm?

  • - Anyone using electronic keypads? Are there good options that don’t require them to be connected to the tenants wi-fi?

Any other options or things I need to consider when putting together a forward looking plan for large scale key management?

Thanks in advance for your insight and advise!

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Lorraine Pennington
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Lorraine Pennington
  • Investor
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@Joe Norman Appreciate your update. Knowing they are Amish actually softens my attitude towards their site! lol. 

I've hummed and hawed about this decision for so long already that it's time for me to just pull the trigger. I think I'll go with the landlordlock option but only roll out 20 and see how it goes. I'll circle back to you in a few weeks to check in. Have a great week and thanks again for the update! 

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