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Most reliable electronic locks for STR

Josh Carpenter
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Hi all, I'm setting up my first STR, a beach condo in Ocean City, MD. I live 3-4 hours away, so I'm putting together some local resources. But I also want to be able to change door codes remotely, and unlock remotely if someone is having trouble. Having a dedicated code for cleaners or other service personnel would be great too. I see a lot of locks on the market, but would like to know if anyone has any recommendations or brands to avoid.

Thanks in advance, I'm really grateful for all the wisdom-sharing in this forum!

Josh

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I use the Schlage Encode for the exact scenarios you mentioned. I also connect it with RemoteLock so anytime a guest makes a reservation, a door code is automatically created for them equal to the last four of their phone number. The cleaners and handyman have their own door code as well and I make sure their door code is invalid between the hours of 10pm-5am, just as a sanity check sense there's no reason for them to access the property at that time.

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