Rental property management technology

1. An electronic system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

accessing electronic entry data for rental properties managed by the electronic system, the rental properties being owned by owners that are different from an entity that maintains the electronic system and the electronic entry data corresponding to data describing entrances to and exits from the rental properties using at least one of an electronic lock or electronic lockbox;

accessing reservation data for the rental properties managed by the electronic system, the accessed reservation data indicating rental reservations made for the rental properties managed by the electronic system; and

monitoring energy consumption of the rental properties, wherein monitoring energy consumption of the rental properties comprises:

for each particular rental property of the rental properties:

determining, based on (i) the electronic entry data that corresponds to entrances to and exits from the particular rental property and (ii) the reservation data indicating rental reservations made for the particular rental property, that the particular rental property is unoccupied;

accessing energy related data for the particular rental property that describes an energy management policy to be enforced when the particular rental property is unoccupied, the energy management policy describing (i) a threshold level of energy consumption for the particular rental property when unoccupied, the threshold level of energy consumption being based on average energy consumption of the rental properties, and (ii) an allowed range of settings for each of one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property;

determining whether the energy consumption of the particular rental property exceeds the threshold level of energy consumption described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property;

determining whether settings of each of the one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property are within the allowed range of settings described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property; and

in response to determining that the energy consumption of the particular rental property exceeds the threshold level of energy consumption described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property and that a setting of at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property is not within the allowed range of settings described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property, transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices, wherein the adjusted setting causes the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices to modify its energy consumption (i) in a manner that is in compliance with the energy management policy described by the accessed energy related data or (ii) in a manner that causes the energy consumption of the particular rental property to trend towards compliance with the energy management policy described by the accessed energy related data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the setting includes a setting for one or more thermostats located at the particular rental property.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the setting includes a setting for one or more pool heaters located at the particular rental property.

4. The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising generating a report that is descriptive of energy efficiency for the particular rental property.

5. The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising providing an alert that indicates energy usage for the particular rental property has been inefficient.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices comprises:

transmitting an instruction that is configured to instruct a thermostat to adjust a temperature setting of the thermostat located at the particular rental property.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices comprises:

transmitting, to a first energy consuming device that is configured to control at least one operation of at least one other energy consuming device located at the particular rental property, a control command that causes the first energy consuming device to adjust the setting of the at least one other energy consuming device.

8. The system of claim 7 :

wherein transmitting to the first energy consuming device that is configured to control operation of the at least one other energy consuming device located at the particular rental property, the control command that causes the first energy consuming device to adjust the setting of the at least one other energy consuming device comprises:

transmitting, to a control device that is configured to control a pool heater through a pressure sensor safety device of the pool heater that signals the pool heater to turn off based on water pressure dropping below an appropriate level, the control command that causes the control device to turn off the pool heater, the control device turning off the pool heater by simulating a water pressure drop that causes the pool heater to turn off.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic entry data corresponding to data describing entrances to and exits from the rental properties using at least one of an electronic lock or electronic lockbox comprises data indicating the occurrence of one or more historical entry and exit events associated with the rental properties.

10. A method comprising:

accessing electronic entry data for rental properties managed by an electronic system, the rental properties being owned by owners that are different from an entity that maintains the electronic system and the electronic entry data corresponding to data describing entrances to and exits from the rental properties using at least one of an electronic lock or electronic lockbox;

accessing reservation data for the rental properties managed by the electronic system, the accessed reservation data indicating rental reservations made for the rental properties managed by the electronic system; and

monitoring energy consumption of the rental properties, wherein monitoring energy consumption of the rental properties comprises:

for each particular rental property of the rental properties:

determining, based on (i) the electronic entry data that corresponds to entrances to and exits from the particular rental property and (ii) the reservation data indicating rental reservations made for the particular rental property, that the particular rental property is unoccupied;

accessing energy related data for the particular rental property that describes an energy management policy to be enforced when the particular rental property is unoccupied, the energy management policy describing (i) a threshold level of energy consumption for the particular rental property when unoccupied, the threshold level of energy consumption being based on average energy consumption of the rental properties, and (ii) an allowed range of settings for each of one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property;

determining whether the energy consumption of the particular rental property exceeds the threshold level of energy consumption described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property;

determining whether settings of each of the one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property are within the allowed range of settings described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property; and

in response to determining that the energy consumption of the particular rental property exceeds the threshold level of energy consumption described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property and that a setting of at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property is not within the allowed range of settings described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property, transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices, wherein the adjusted setting causes the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices to modify its energy consumption (i) in a manner that is in compliance with the energy management policy described by the accessed energy related data or (ii) in a manner that causes the energy consumption of the particular rental property to trend towards compliance with the energy management policy described by the accessed energy related data.

11. The method of claim 10 , the method further comprising providing an alert that indicates energy usage the particular rental property has been inefficient.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices comprises:

transmitting an instruction that is configured to instruct a thermostat to adjust a temperature setting of the thermostat located at the particular rental property.

13. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices comprises:

transmitting, to a first energy consuming device that is configured to control at least one operation of at least one other energy consuming device located at the particular rental property, a control command that causes the first energy consuming device to adjust the setting of the at least one other energy consuming device.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the electronic entry data corresponding to data describing entrances to and exits from the rental properties using at least one of an electronic lock or electronic lockbox comprises data indicating the occurrence of one or more historical entry and exit events associated with the rental properties.

15. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause performance of operations comprising:

accessing electronic entry data for rental properties managed by an electronic system, the rental properties being owned by owners that are different from an entity that maintains the electronic system and the electronic entry data corresponding to data describing entrances to and exits from the rental properties using at least one of an electronic lock or electronic lockbox;

accessing reservation data for the rental properties managed by the electronic system, the accessed reservation data indicating rental reservations made for the rental properties managed by the electronic system; and

monitoring energy consumption of the rental properties, wherein monitoring energy consumption of the rental properties comprises:

for each particular rental property of the rental properties:

determining, based on (i) the electronic entry data that corresponds to entrances to and exits from the particular rental property and (ii) the reservation data indicating rental reservations made for the particular rental property, that the particular rental property is unoccupied;

accessing energy related data for the particular rental property that describes an energy management policy to be enforced when the particular rental property is unoccupied, the energy management policy describing (i) a threshold level of energy consumption for the particular rental property when unoccupied, the threshold level of energy consumption being based on average energy consumption of the rental properties, and (ii) an allowed range of settings for each of one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property;

determining whether the energy consumption of the particular rental property exceeds the threshold level of energy consumption described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property;

determining whether settings of each of the one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property are within the allowed range of settings described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property; and

in response to determining that the energy consumption of the particular rental property exceeds the threshold level of energy consumption described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property and that a setting of at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices of the particular rental property is not within the allowed range of settings described by the accessed energy related data for the particular rental property, transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices, wherein the adjusted setting causes the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices to modify its energy consumption (i) in a manner that is in compliance with the energy management policy described by the accessed energy related data or (ii) in a manner that causes the energy consumption of the particular rental property to trend towards compliance with the energy management policy described by the accessed energy related data.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices comprises:

transmitting an instruction that is configured to instruct a thermostat to adjust a temperature setting of the thermostat located at the particular rental property.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 ,

wherein transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices comprises:

transmitting, to a first energy consuming device that is configured to control at least one operation of at least one other energy consuming device located at the particular rental property, a control command that causes the first energy consuming device to adjust the setting of the at least one other energy consuming device.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the electronic entry data corresponding to data describing entrances to and exits from the rental properties using at least one of an electronic lock or electronic lockbox comprises data indicating the occurrence of one or more historical entry and exit events associated with the rental properties.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein accessing energy related data for the rental properties comprises accessing data describing a particular environmental temperature for the particular rental property.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the particular environmental temperature for the particular rental property includes (i) a departure temperature that indicates an environmental temperature of the rental property after departure of each occupant of the rental property or (ii) an arrival temperature for one or more occupants that are set to arrive at the rental property that is unoccupied.

21. The system of claim 1 , the operations comprising:

determining, based on the reservation data, a time that the particular rental property will likely be unoccupied; and

in response to determining the time that the particular rental property will likely be unoccupied, transmitting an instruction that is configured to adjust the setting of the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices, wherein the adjusted setting causes the at least one of the one or more energy consuming devices to modify energy consumption in a manner that causes one or more environmental attributes of the particular rental property to trend towards compliance with the energy management policy described by the accessed energy related data, wherein the one or more environmental attributes of the property reach compliance with the energy management policy at approximately the time that the particular rental property will likely be unoccupied.