Below is a checklist for property owners to use when getting ready to rent your home. When you contract with 3G Properties, we are able to come out and let you know what needs to be done to make sure your home is rent-ready. Call us at 940-262-0091 to inquire how we can help you.
- Paint, repair and fix. Fix any holes in the walls before applying a fresh new coat of paint. Repair or replace any carpet that shows signs of damage (or doesn’t come clean after a professional carpet cleaning).
- Hire a professional to do a top-to-bottom cleaning. In today’s market renters expect their rental property to be clean for move-in, so have the property professionally cleaned before showing the home to prospective tenants.
- Let in the light. Replace any broken light bulbs; consider putting in energy-efficient bulbs, which reduce energy costs and don’t need to be replaced as often. (Remember the outside bulbs).
- Change the air filters. In addition to changing the air filters, cleaning the vents and surrounding ceiling area, it’s not a bad idea to replace any reusable air filters with disposable ones. Disposable air filters don’t require monthly cleaning (like reusable ones) and make for one less maintenance item your tenant needs to remember.
- Professionally clean the carpets. Professional “full-steam and shampoo” carpet cleaning works best you don’t want any residue left because it can attract dirt.
- Inspect ceiling fans. Make sure that all fans (indoor and outdoor) operate properly and are dust-free.
- Inspect and clean windows and sliding glass doors. Windows and (especially) sliding glass doors can easily build up dirt. A good cleaning will not only let in more light, but may help them work better. When dirt builds up, say, on a sliding door’s slot, it may prevent the door from operating properly.
- Clean up the yard. Have the grass cut, trim the bushes, prune the trees, pull the weeds, fix broken sprinkler heads, replace dead or dying shrubbery, and add some new flowering plants (depending on the season) to flower beds.
- Clean, repair or replace screens. Torn screens can allow pests into your rental property (besides being a security and visual problem). So repairing or replacing screens may save you money (less visits from your pest-control company) and give you peace of mind.
- Hire a Pest Control Company. It’s better to have the property sprayed on a regular schedule than to wait until there’s a pest problem. You’ll definitely want to hire a professional pest control company to handle this correctly.
