Who has your backup keys for out of state rentals?

Question

For those who manage thier out of state rental properties, who(Local to the property) do you leave a set of backup set of keys with, just incase?

Bobby Paquette · Answer

Awesome, sounds like a good deal to me! Thanks for sharing

Michael Smythe · Answer

You always need local boots on the ground in some fashion.

Doug Spence · Answer

I just pay her when I ask her to do something. For example, she helped me show houses to a few different prospective tenants, and coordinated getting minor repairs completed in between tenants last year. I paid her around $300 for that. She was happy and I'm all about keeping key people happy!

Bobby Paquette · Answer

Sounds Ideal! How much are you paying her?

Doug Spence · Answer

@Bobby Paquette I still self-manage one of my properties (in Pensacola, FL) and for that one I have a trusted "boots on the ground" real estate agent that I pay to handle in person things as needed, like checking on the house, handling tenant turnover, etc. She has a spare set of keys.

Dave Kush · Answer

Lock box on site, outside, preferably combo lock, so you could give the combination out without being there.

If you have a property manager, they could also have a set.

Kerry Noble Jr · Answer

the people that I work with out of state.....they have someone thats boots on the ground that can have the back up keys etc. Thats what I do. I have lock boxes, keys etc