how to maintain your rental property
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How To Maintain Your Rental Property
Most of the people are very much active in taking care of their own home. But if it's a rental property, the
maintenance level gets minimized.
Without a proper regular maintenance, the properties tends to wear a dirty look gradually.
What makes the landlords to neglect their rental properties?
Do the landlords check the rental properties in a weekly or monthly basis.
Do they possess any type of system to track the discontinuity of
routine maintenance...
Do they stick to a routine maintenance or not?
Let's know about the important maintenance tips for landlords :-
The maintenance of property is a time consuming process and when it's overlooked for a long time, the property
condition worsens.
Follow the state laws for tenants :-
For the rental properties and landlords, every state has their
own stated laws and regulations .
The law covers several repair, maintenance and structural integrity where
the facilities like electricity, plumbing and heating
systems should be maintained properly.
As per law, you should add all maintenance details in the agreement that gives a thorough of repair & maintenance
work responsibilities for a tenant and the landlord.
Routine inspection with the help of building manager :-
Most of the landlords don't know what to look for while inspecting properties. So it's good to call the building manger, he
can help you to know the flaws of the building in no-time.
Some common maintenance list :-
:-Regular servicing of heating and air conditioning systems, :-Periodic inspection of plumbing and electrical items
& other building components etc...
For reducing chances of wood deterioration, you should make them printed in a gap of 3-6months.
If the rental property has holes near foundation area, try to fill it up as soon as possible.
Make sure to use weatherproof sealants that will prevent water penetration as well as room's heat loss.
The tenants will also get inspired to take a good care of the rental property if the landlords actively maintain it
regularly
For getting good tenants, the property should be maintained well. It should be properly cleaned, painted walls, and regularly
serviced utilities etc.
Always make sure to monitor the roofs after severe storms or winds for any damages as the missing shingles can cause
water penetration that leads to interior damage.
Make sure the chimney, air conditioning and heating systems are checked and cleaned once annually.
Make sure to check the electricity and circuits once in a month that will give an uninterrupted electricity to tenants.
Property rental always brings an additional expense in terms of service and maintenance or buying some new
home appliances for rental property etc.
But when you keep all these works in a routine basis, it will save your extra cost as well as make the home future tenant
ready.
“when you take a good care of property and responds to tenants queries immediately, that makes the tenants happy and they renew the
lease when feel cared in your property”
