7 Ways Access Control Can Save You Money
Investing in robust access control systems isn’t just about modernizing your properties or increasing security — it’s about boosting your bottom line. Whether you are managing vacation rentals, multifamily housing complexes, commercial properties, or a small business, the right access control solution can streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve the experience of your residents, employees, and guests. Here are just a few of the ways that strong access control can save property managers both time and money.
1. Boost Efficiency with Integrated Access Control Systems
When managing large buildings with multiple points of entry, having an integrated access control system can save time and money by consolidating all entry points — whether it’s the building entrance, individual apartments, or shared spaces — into a single platform.
Not only does this simplify management, but it also provides a full audit trail, giving you valuable insights into access patterns and potential security risks. And with RemoteLock’s integrations with a broad variety of hardware and software partners, you can manage access to any point on your property — even elevators, parking garages, glass doors, and more.
2. Enhance Security and Save on Rekeying
Re-keying locks after tenants leave or employees move on is expensive and time-consuming, but with traditional keyed doors, it’s a security necessity. With smart access control from RemoteLock, these concerns are mitigated.
If you run a business that employs seasonal workers, contractors, or part-time employees, you no longer need to rekey locks or make an effort to collect keys and hope they weren’t copied.
Digital PINs and wireless fobs can grant access or have it revoked instantly, ensuring that only authorized individuals have access. This not only ensures that your property stays secure, but saves you significant time and resources on turnovers.
3. Simplify Check-In and Checkout
Every day your property is vacant is a day that you’re not earning rental income, so it is essential that check-in and checkout go smoothly and quickly. And traditional keys can be a hassle for both property owners and guests. Coordinating key exchanges, managing lost keys, or worrying about unauthorized access can consume time and energy.
With a smart access control system from RemoteLock, you can offer guests the convenience of self-check-in and check-out by automatically generating access codes as soon as your property is booked and revoking access as soon as a guest checks out. That means you can get your property cleaned, serviced, and ready to rent again as quickly as possible.
4. Reduce the Need for On-Site Staff
Multifamily property managers often rely on on-site staff to handle key exchanges, monitor visitor and resident access, and respond to lockouts. A robust access control system eliminates many of these tasks by enabling remote access management.
Residents can unlock doors with PIN codes, wireless fobs, or mobile credentials on their smartphones, while property managers can grant and revoke access, monitor access usage by their staff and residents, and change permissions and schedules on the fly from anywhere.
5. Enhance the Resident and Guest Experience
A robust access control system doesn’t just make life easier for you, it can significantly improve the experience for your guests and residents. In vacation rentals, in addition to the convenience of self check-in, guests no longer need to keep track of a physical key while they’re on vacation. Guests will feel safer knowing that no previous guest can enter the property. And they’ll feel more privacy, since the owner doesn’t need to be on-site.
There are significant benefits to the multifamily industry, too. Offering self-touring options grants potential residents the flexibility of touring a property at their own pace and on their own time while cutting back on staff duties. Setting up shared amenities like the pool, gym, and business center with access control means that your residents don’t need to carry multiple keys, nor do you need to keep track of who has a copy of which key on the property. You can simply create door groups and user groups in RemoteLock’s dashboard, ensuring that the right people have access to only the right areas.
6. Reduce Liability with Detailed Access Logs and Monitoring
In commercial businesses and multifamily complexes, liability is a significant concern. RemoteLock’s automated access control systems generate detailed logs of every entry and exit, providing recorded data in the event of an incident. This can protect property owners from legal issues, ensure compliance with regulations, and even lower insurance premiums.
7. Streamline Maintenance and Resident Access
In multi-use properties that mix commercial and residential users, managing access and scheduling for business and residential users can be tricky. Property owners and managers can easily set mixed schedules and credentials so that vendors can only access certain areas, customers can only enter the building at certain times, and residents can still access the areas where they live.
Whether you’re managing a single vacation rental or an expansive multifamily complex, investing in a strong access control system can pay off in both time and cost savings. By streamlining operations, improving security, and enhancing tenant and guest experiences, access control is more than just a security upgrade—it’s a smart business investment.
RemoteLock
Universal Access Control
We provide cloud-based, access control software that empowers those in the multifamily, vacation rental, commercial and related industries to remotely manage and control access to any space from anywhere in the world.
