Winter weather can be brutal. It’s important to keep a close eye on building exteriors that could cause problems inside your properties.
By keeping good records of everything you have inspected, maintained, and repaired, your property maintenance provider will be able to do more in the summer and fall. Regular, scheduled service is more manageable and less expensive.
We will cover everything you need to know in order to provide the best property maintenance services, and how to organize it all.
Spring maintenance season is just around the corner. The winter's snow, wind, and ice will cause damage to roofing, windows, heating, and other systems.
Winter can be harsh. You should be aware of any problems that may arise from exteriors of buildings.
However, properties that have been well maintained and taken care of residents' safety as well as their ability to adapt to online learning, working at home and social distancing could help to keep occupancy rates high.
Moving out tenants who lived in one or more years of a rental unit will always require some maintenance. Your bottom line is dependent on your ability to efficiently turn your units. When you don’t know the status and details of each repair, efficiency can become a problem. You should use technology to improve unit turns and streamline the process.
There are many responsibilities that property maintenance involves. Some of the responsibilities include answering tenants' maintenance questions, maintaining landscaping, servicing or repairing HVAC systems, pest control, cleaning common areas, and even painting. Property maintenance should include safety inspections. Unsafe conditions or alarm systems can pose a serious risk.
How responsive will they be when you have their business? We won't let you wait. All of our contractors are qualified, insured, and professional. Our experience includes the following: We provide contracting services that require sound budgeting, strict deadlines and an intense attention to detail.
You should have a quick response system for all requests. The Resident Center is the best way to accomplish this. Requests can be submitted by residents, which you can then see in real time. You can then respond to the request with a time frame and turn it into a trackable task order for your team.
Property maintenance is the care of landscapes, building mechanical equipment and infrastructure as well as roadways and shared areas within buildings. It is possible to prevent fires, floods or disease transmission and avoid tenant injuries and lawsuits.
Winter brings challenges to rental properties. Heating costs rise, equipment fails and hazards can occur. Tenants should call you for help. These emergency calls could be your worst maintenance and repair loss.
Some routines are useful for maintaining properties, but most of them are reactive. Routine maintenance includes regular cleaning, building walkthroughs and HVAC filter replacements. Reactive maintenance involves repairs for flooding, drain clogs or appliance failures.
Spring maintenance is coming soon. Winter's snow ice and wind will be a severe threat to your roofing, windows and heating systems.
The application of cleaning, safety checks, and repairs throughout residential buildings is known as property maintenance.