Our residents gave us a 30 day notice last month and will be out 12/10. I scheduled with them, and performed, a pre-moveout inspection two weeks ago to get an idea of the condition of the unit and plan for repairs that will come up.

We have a new tenant already scheduled to move in 12/15, and based on the pre-moveout inspection I think that we will easily be able to complete the minor repairs (heating register, normal wear and tear to drywall) and cleaning (deep clean and landscaping) within that timeline.

My question to the bigger pockets community who manage their own properties is this:

- How do you document the status and condition of units when new tenants move in?
- How do you document the status and condition of units when tenants move out?

The previous owners of the property did not document (or did not provide documentation) of the unit prior to the current tenants move-in. We are fortunate that they took care of the place and will not need to reference the condition of the unit upon their move-in 2 years ago.

Ideally, there would be a checklist that is accessible from a mobile device and could allow for uploaded photos as well. Rather than creating this from scratch on a google doc or something similar, I figured I would ask the bigger pockets community to see if there is a way I could avoid having to re-invent the wheel.

Thanks in advance!!! This community is amazing and I'm so glad I've found it.

** Side note, I do have experience in property management as a former director of maintenance for property management companies. However, while in that role, we utilized software that is cost prohibitive for someone such as myself that is only renting one unit at the time.

Redmond, Oregon

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