Getting the key to your vacation-rental property into the hands of your guests in time—and getting it back again at the end of the rental—has always been a challenge. This article presents several low-hassle, low-cost ways to solve that problem.

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In this PDF (Acrobat) downloadable article you'll learn:

• Why keyless locks and lock boxes are preferable to mailing keys to your renters.
• How to buy keyless locks and lock boxes. Features to look for. Where to buy.
• Recommendations on specific makes and models that get high marks from vacation-rental owners.
• Two excellent Web sites that offer guidance on what to buy for your specific situation.
• The benefits of using a lock box as a backup to your keyless-entry system.

This article is also available on our Vacation Rental Secrets & Sources CD if you'd prefer to get it that way rather than downloading it. For the Secrets CD, please click here.