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Maintenance
Maintenance is where tenant satisfaction, owner costs and your own time collide. These guides cover request intake, work orders, vendor management and turnover scheduling, with practical systems you can run at three units or at a hundred. See how requests, assignments and costs connect in maintenance tracking, or start with setting up a maintenance request system.
Turning maintenance requests into a system, not a scramble
From first report to vendor dispatch, here is the maintenance workflow we built after watching too many requests get lost in group texts and forwarded emails.
Cleaning and turnover scheduling software for short-term rentals
A missed turnover is one of the few mistakes a guest notices immediately. Here is how to build a turnover system that does not depend on someone remembering to text the cleaner.
The property manager's guide to work order and vendor management
A work order is only as good as the vendor assigned to it. Here is how to find reliable vendors, build a vendor management process, and stop depending on remembering who to call.
How to get rid of roaches in an apartment (and keep them from coming back)
A roach problem is rarely one tenant's fault or one landlord's fault alone — it is a building problem that needs a coordinated response. Here is what actually works, and who is responsible for what.
How to get rid of cigarette smell in an apartment
Cigarette smell does not sit on the surface — it embeds in drywall, carpet padding, and HVAC systems, which is why surface cleaning alone rarely fixes it. Here is the order that actually works.
How to get rid of dog smell in an apartment
Dog odor comes from three separate sources — urine residue, dander, and general coat smell — and each needs a different fix. Here is how to treat all three, and what to check between pet-friendly turnovers.
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