Are these rental turn/make-ready costs reasonable?

[Mano Chidambaram]

After my tenant moved out after his year lease on my 4/2, 2000 sqft, 100K property in Indy, here are the make-ready estimates I got from the PM for the larger items along with a few other minor issues:

1. Paint assorted walls & entire rooms - $775
2. Carpet cleaning (tenant already cleaned the carpet & produced receipt, but the carpet is not clean enough) - $250
3. Replace laundry room vinyl floor, since badly stained - $650

This property was completely rehabbed just over a year ago before the tenant moved in, so these issues don't seem to be normal wear & tear within a year.

What is an "average" make ready costs that others have seen? What of these costs would you go back and hit the tenant for?

Thanks in advance for any feedback

[Bettina F.]

I would be interested in seeing a video walk-through by my PM.  We get 2-3 turns from a paint job, with only spackling nail holes and touch up paint with a Qtip.  We wash woodwork and trim down.  And how was the vinyl floor stained in just a year?  Is it just a little rust from washing machine feet, that will be covered by the next tenant's washer?

If these are legitimate repairs, I would charge them all to the tenant, but you first have to make sure your property manager is not exaggerating the condition.   Property repairs can be a big profit center for PMs.

A clean, fresh smelling carpet is a must, so the carpet cleaning charge sounds reasonable.