Comments on: Saving Time and Money when Tenants Move Out

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:39:05 +0000

Tons of good suggestions and ideas….Hey great site and information…Thanks for sharing and keep up the great articles…Thank You from Keith http://www.republicpm.com

By: Fixemup Terry

Fixemup Terry — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:45:31 +0000

Mike, I haven’t had any tenants move out since I read about the standardized letter in the “Dummies” book, but I plan to use it next time I recieve a 30-day notice that a tenant is moving. I’ll keep you posted.

By: Mike-TWA

Mike-TWA — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:57:11 +0000

Connie, Using more durable paints is a good suggestion (But you must also have some tenants that are a bit more careful than mine). Certainly a big cost savings if you can go that route. Thanks for the added thoughts.

By: ConnieBrz

ConnieBrz — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:03:18 +0000

We don’t repaint between tenants. We use a high quality semi-gloss on the walls, high gloss on the trim. We’ve found we can wipe down the walls and touch up between tenants–saves quite a bit (and still smells like new paint )

I *really* need to prepare some standard ads and a list of utility companies for each house like you mentioned. Looks like my To-Do list is growing–

Great article~!

By: Mike-TWA

Mike-TWA — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:15:26 +0000

Good tip, Terry. Have you used this type of letter? Have you found it helps?

By: Fixemup Terry

Fixemup Terry — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:58:04 +0000

Good point, standardization is truely the key.

I was reading “Property Management for Dummies” the other day and came across another standardization component to add to your list –a stardardized instruction letter to give to tenants before they move out. The one page letter lays out exactly how clean and in what condition you expect the house to be in, if they want their security deposit back.