Most Commonly Found Problems

We also have all furnaces serviced in the Fall by a licensed heating contractor. You cannot be certain that the tenant will change batteries in the CO Detectors, change filters or oil the fan motor.

The problems most commonly found during maintenance checks are: (1) carpet stains, (2) writing on walls, (3) filthy kitchens, (4) illegal pets, (5)illegal residents, (6) illegal business operations, (7) major car repairing and (8) drug activity. If no survey is done, you may discover any of the above only at the end of the lease and only after the damage has been done.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550, which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com

Continuing Our Discussion

In the last few blogs we discussed two of the recommended maintenance procedures Make Ready and the first part of Maintenance Surveys. We will now continue our discussion on the importance of Maintenance and Yard Surveys.

Basically, your check list, both internal and external, is the same one you normally use to prepare the property for rental. You are trying to find small problems and have them repaired before they become big problems.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550, which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com

When and How?

Having explained the need for this Maintenance/Condition Survey, when and how is it done? The maintenance aspect can be done at tenant turnover time. However, that frequently happens at an extremely busy time of year. Why not do it when things are slower? In Colorado, that is during the winter months. Additionally, maintenance people tend to be less busy and are happy to make more minor repairs. We will continue on the importance of Maintenance and Yard Checks in the next blog.

Peter Meer is President/Broker of Meer & Company, Inc., 303-322-1550, which manages 150 single family homes and properties in Denver, Colorado. He holds the Master Property Manager (MPM) designation and the firm holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). To learn more about Peter's Landlord solutions visit Meer and Company website at www.meerandco.com