Renting short term - Landlord Forum thread 324443

Renting short term by Barb (NC) on September 14, 2014 @13:09

Currently living in a bad economy location considering short term renting> Perhaps single rooms renting with furnished rooms, all utilities, free Internet,like to have a TV in the living room. There's 3bd rooms house with 1 bath kitchen will be shared. My question how can the doors be secured main door of the home and each individual rooms? Like know if any LL can give me advice in taking on this project. I live in a military town high transit community. What type of application form and I.D would be required? I now looking to swipe credit card on my IPhone should a security deposit be collected? Please advise Barb

[ Reply ] [ Return to forum ]

Re: Renting short term by Bill on September 14, 2014 @13:22	[ Reply ]

Install deadbolts with separate keys for the rooms and a shared key for the main door. Let the deadbolt be the only lock on the main door. The deadbolts will have the unintended benefit that tenants can not lock themselves out.

Re: Renting short term

Re: Renting short term by Katiekate (New York) on September 14, 2014 @13:24	[ Reply ]

I rent to college kids. Not quite the same..but..it is a lot like renting out rooms I have a set of locks that are keyed for 3 keys per lock. The tenant gets one key for the room, and a different key for the house. I have the only master key that opens every lock on every door I own. My maintenance guy has a sub-master that opens the front door to every place I own in that town. It requires I pay attention to what locks I am taking out (at move out) and what locks (key) I am putting in. I have a locksmith teach me to do this years ago, and I re-key my own locks....but I try to keep it straight so I don't have to do it often..it is such a pain As for deposit. You bet..get a deposit equal to one rental period. So if it is a week..then one week deposit, Be prepared to evict fast if they don't pay the rent. If you can get military personnel, then you can check them out with their command. Good to do, I understand the base command will come down really heavy on their people who don't pay rent.

Re: Renting short term