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Nest x Yale Lock Review | Yale Smart Lock Review & Cost
Key takeaways Nest x Yale are a merger of Yale smart lock technology and Google Nest’s smart home suite of interconnected products. This lock has...

10 Best Multifamily Property Management Software of All Time
Key takeaways Multifamily property management software (PMS) is a tool designed for property managers, owners, and landlords to simplify or automate...

3 Best Wireless Gate Intercoms: Ultimate Buyer’s Guide
Key takeaways A wireless gate intercom is a system that lets visitors communicate with tenants wirelessly before remote access is granted. Wired...

How to Open a Gate with a Cell Phone: 3 Easy Ways
Key takeaways: The most common ways to open a gate with a cell phone are with gate access control systems, a telephone entry system, and IP...

ButterflyMX IP65 Rating: What it Means and Why it Matters
ButterflyMX video intercoms are usually installed at a property’s front door or gate. This means our intercoms are often outside. So you might be...

IoT Explained: The Internet of Things & IoT Intercoms
Key takeaways An IoT intercom is an internet-connected device that enhances traditional intercom functions, enabling wireless communication between...

The Future of Commercial Office Spaces: What’s in Store for CRE?
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered offices and sent employees home to work in 2020, the commercial real estate industry has been...

Top 5 IP Intercom Systems: A Buyer’s Guide
Takeaways An IP intercom is a type of intercom that connects to the internet to transmit video and audio wirelessly. Internet protocol...

Working from Home is Here to Stay: 4 Tips for Upgrading Your Multifamily Building for Remote Workers
In January 2020, only 10% or less of Americans worked remotely full time. But now, about 25% of the US labor force is expected to continue...

Enterphone Telephone Entry System Review | Intercom Review, Cost, Alternatives
Every multi-tenant residential building should invest in a video intercom for its apartments. Video intercoms make managing property access...

5 Ways to Appeal to Millennial Renters & Sign Leases Faster
Millennials make up the majority of the rental market. And their tendency to rent rather than buy benefits you as a multifamily developer,...
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