Congratulations on your home as a landlord. You’ve made a great choice as a smart investor and deserve the accolades. Now, it is your duty to keep your home safe, secure, clean, and functional to get the best of your investment. Here are some tips to do so:
- Clean the interior surfaces: Regularly clean the interior spaces of your home, especially the kitchen and bathrooms, by dusting the edges, vacuuming, mopping the floors, and wiping where needed. These help to keep your interiors sparkling and make it free of insects and rodents.
- Clean the shower heads and bathroom taps: Shower heads and bathroom taps often accumulate mineral deposits, soap scum, and bacteria over time. Regular cleaning helps maintain water flow, prevents clogs, ensures water quality, and reduces the risk of bacterial growth, keeping your bathroom clean and hygienic.
- Check roof surfaces for damages: To maintain the structural integrity of your building, often inspect your roof surfaces for damages. This could be done annually or biannual, and it will help prevent leakage and also an extended lifespan of the building.
- Keep up with your landscaping: Ensure your exterior is kept neat and tidy by regularly trimming the bushes and trees, mowing the lawns, and weeding the flower beds. This improves the appearance of your home, making it more appealing. It also helps in pest and erosion control. Furthermore, it improves the property value of your home.
- Inspect your HVAC system: Cleaning your Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning system is essential for improving your indoor living experience. This helps to improve the air quality and increase the energy efficiency of the HVAC system. Regularly replace air filters of your HVAC system, clean the vents and registers, and inspect the HVAC system for any potential damages.
- Clean and inspect your drainages and gutters: Regularly inspect your plumbing, gutters, and drainage system. You might need to hire a professional to do this. This will help prevent clogs and leaks in the pipes. Moreso, clearing the debris from gutters and drains ensures water flow, which helps to prevent water damages and the control of pests.
- Repairs and repaint exterior surfaces: To keep your home, maintaining its appearance and improve in value, it is important to regularly fix any cracks or holes, scrape out loose painting, and repaint you home once in a while.
We hope this helps you to maintain and improve the value of your home. Now, you can enjoy a better experience as a homeowner. Let us know which of these tips is most helpful to you.