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Preventative Maintenance - How to Save Money in the Long Run!

 

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Alright, we have mentioned sealing out water by applying caulking around toilets tubs and showers, but one bead of silicone will only last so long. If you don’t keep an eye on it your seal will fail and lots of your money will flow right down that crack.

 

You need to schedule frequent flooring inspections. I suggest every 6 months, but once a year at the very least. Not only do you have the right to inspect the flooring in every unit, but you have every good reason to do this. As a landlord myself I can assure you that there are many problems that can be avoided if you can find them before they become big problems. 

 

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You plan your yearly inspection of each apartment. Notices have been placed on every apartment door within the 24 or 48 hours as required by law. As you enter one apartment you hear the sound of running water. Upon investigation you find that the toilet is continually running due to a broken part inside the tank. 

 

Since you might pay for the water as part of the rental agreement, it is in your best interests to conserve water wherever you can. It is a well known fact that tenants are not likely to report problems to you until the problem becomes serious.

 

There are countless problems that can be avoided by conducting regular scheduled inspections. You can also help offset the likelihood of a fire if you notice that a tenant is overloading the electrical circuits or running a heater too close to the furniture. Some tenants just do not have good common sense, or are too busy to consider possible safety issues that are obvious to others.

  • Make a list of all the areas that you want to check while you are inspecting each unit.

  • Keep record of your inspection findings of each unit, and make note of what needs to be tended to.

  • Prioritize the repairs that need to be performed and take care of the most serious problems first.

  • Determine what areas are most prone to problems and implement a preventative maintenance program to deal with those areas before they develop into serious problems in other units.

Preventative maintenance is a very important part of saving money in the long run. Planning scheduled inspections will also add to the safety of every tenant you have. More on this subject as we continue on about preventative maintenance.

 

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Another good idea is to install protective devices that help prevent problems from developing. Placing a door mat at the front door of every unit helps prevent dirt from entering the apartment, and the carpets will need to be...continued in my ebook!

 

 

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Alan J. Fletcher is the author of several carpet and flooring books including "The Complete Carpet Buying Guide" a consumer carpet buying guide to buying carpet wisely, saving money and avoiding retail carpet scams. Mr. Fletcher is available to speak or as a professional motivational speaker or property management maintenance trainer for real estate functions and property management conventions. Visit Alan's Preferred Carpet Dealer Directory at www.AbcCarpets.com . Contact Mr. Fletcher at Alan@landlordfloors.com. Carpet for rental property, Best carpet for rental properties, floor for rental home, Flooring for rental, Rental house carpet, rental property flooring, Apartment carpet, rental property repair, Landlord guide, best flooring for rental, carpet installers, carpet price, carpet beetle, carpet mart, carpet colors, carpet steamer, carpet dye, stark carpet, Abc carpets, carpet cleaning services, dry carpet cleaning, carpet cleaners, blue carpet, Shaw carpet  pricing, red carpet, carpet binding, buy carpet, blue carpet treatment, carpet world, black carpet, kiwi carpet, cleaning wax out of carpet, Apartment carpet, carpet for apartments, best carpet for rental, apartment flooring, flooring for apartments, landlord flooring guide, Landlord carpet guide. List of Carpet Cleaning Professionals

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