This is my first thread here and I'm hoping you can all share with me your thoughts on smart home tech for your rental properties. I have family members who own holiday homes and we often stay in rental properties when we go away. I have a keen interest in smart home tech and have been considering for some time now to start a business that provides smart home installs for rental properties. Having looked around the forums I can see a lot of people are using smart thermostats and locks to help them manage their properties which is great to see.
Over the last few months I have been researching and working on creating prototype software for managing a rental property which would do some of the following
- Integrate with your availability calendar via homeaway, airbnb etc to know when guests are arriving
Automatically issue guests with an access code for the duration of their stay which would allow them to access the property via a provided smartlock
Automatically issue cleaners / maintenance with temp access codes
Send automated checkin/checkout sms messages to guests
Monitor the property when it's vacant for unexpected movement, rise in temperature or water ingress
Monitor energy usage to allow for the potential of pay-as-you-go usage during guests stay
Integration with existing smart tech such as thermostats and lighting