Rent Ready Standards

Congratulations on successfully taking the first step of renting your property out!

The goal is to rent your property out with minimal vacancy periods, while maximizing your potential income. In order to do that, we need to ensure that your property looks its best and is in it’s best condition.

The following information are what we consider to be the minimum standards to ensuring your property is “rent ready”.

Clean & Freshly Painted

• Professional cleaned to “Hotel Room Clean”

• Carpet cleaned with no visible stains/rips

• All painted surfaces fresh with no mis-match paint or touch up areas

• All personal property/belonging removed from the property (interior and exterior, including garage and any storage buildings)

• Garage floor swept

• Lawn cut and trimmed

Safety

• A minimum of one carbon monoxide detector installed per level of the home

• Smoke detectors – one per bedroom, as well as one per level of the home

  • Batteries MUST be changed in ALL smoke detectors prior to a tenant moving in

• All light bulbs should be in working order with matching bulbs

• All windows and doors must open/close as intended, and all door/window locks must function

Appliances/Systems

• All appliances that will remain in the property must be in working condition without any known issues

  • Including, but not limited to: stove/range, dishwasher, microwave, washer/dryer, refrigerator

• HVAC system must function properly without any issue (heating and cooling)

  • It is strongly recommended that the HVAC be serviced/inspected prior to a tenant moving in to ensure that there are no known issues

• Thermostats must be in good working order

• Wood burning fireplaces must be free of debris and have a fireplace screen or heat-proof glass doors installed

• Toilets and sinks must be in working condition with no leaks

• Bathroom caulking must be fresh and free from any mildew or staining present

This list may not cover each and every make-ready required item, but should serve as a starting point. No property will be marketed for rent until the unit is made rent-ready with any necessary repairs completed.

Remember – if an appliance is in the property when in a tenant moves in, YOU, as the landlord, are financially responsible for its maintenance and upkeep throughout the tenancy! If the appliance break or needs repairs, that means it must be repaired or replaced.