Self-showings are growing in popularity more each and with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become a popular go-to option. Allowing prospective residents to tour properties themselves rather than having to schedule a showing around an Agent’s schedule and deal with any external factors allows for a true time and effort savings for everyone involved! 

The most common way to host self-showings has been with lockboxes which commonly include a code, whether it is a changeable or digitally changeable one, that the prospective renter must enter to receive the house key. They must then remember to lock the house, put the key back in the lockbox, and give off the appearance that they didn’t even enter the house. Like most forms of technology, this process eventually evolves and that is where Smart Locks come into play.

Some companies are creating Smart Access. For example one company, ShowMojo created their own Smart Lock which doesn’t require any keys and can be a huge weight lifted off of the backs of property owners, managers, and residents. You don’t have to worry about prospective renters losing the key during the viewing process, you don’t have to worry about tenants losing the key during their time living at the property, and you don’t have to worry about re-keying at the end of a lease so it takes care of the fees and headache that come with that process. 

Smart Access, which is secure, affordable, and flexible access technology built right into your door provides dependable and trackable remote access to the home and can be built right into your leasing automation platform (often times). With the right provider, it doesn’t rely on any cellular or wireless connection and works independently from any other expensive equipment, such as a hub.

Often times this Smart Access can follow the exact same self-show process as other lockbox solutions already built into your leasing process or automation, except it is completely keyless. It is popular option among Property Owners to use during the tenure of a resident’s lease to handle move ins & outs, maintenance, and any other semi-regular access needed.

With the evolution of technology all around us, it seemed inevitable that self-showings would become more efficient than a key and a lockbox and Smart Access is stepping up to take that place.