4 Tips to Keep your Investment Property in Top Shape this Spring
With the arrival of Spring and the subsequent sunnier days, it’s the perfect time for landlords to give their investment properties a freshen up.
Completing routine maintenance on your investment property can help retain and attract great tenants while avoiding bigger more costly problems in the future.
Here’s 4 of our top tasks to complete to keep your investment property ship-shape this Spring.
- Service your essential appliances
Heating, cooling and automatic garage doors are essential features for tenants in most investment properties. Make sure these units, which are typically exposed to the harsh winter weather, are serviced. This includes cleaning air filters and motors to keep them in good working order. The same goes with pool pumps and filters.
- Be on alert for water damage or mould
After a wet and cold Winter, it can be a good time of year to check your investment property for water damage or signs of mould. Inspect the walls and ceilings of all internal rooms, keeping an eye out for discolorations, moisture or warping. You should also inspect gutters and downpipes for any damage.
- Freshen up the face
If your investment property has a wooden deck or pergola, you may need to sand and varnish the wood to avoid decay and rot. Consider painting any fascia on your property as well as any other wood areas that are fading or exposed to the elements.
- Pest Control
With sunnier and warmer weather, also comes more pests and bugs. Consider a professional pest control service to inspect and treat your property. Make sure to seal all windows, fly-screen doors, and other potential entry points to keep pests from getting inside.
Completing routine maintenance in Spring can help avoid small problems turning into bigger more costly issues in the future and helps retain and attract great tenants.
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