Rentals quarterly/yearly maintenance

[Ivan Chavez]

Hi all, I’ve got one rental going so far, so for me it’s easy to maintenance most of it myself.

Recently in my quarterly visits I like replacing the hvac filters, run some diluted chlorine down the ac drain line, the water is very hard so I recently started running some drano down the lines.
Yearly I’ll be replacing the water filters in the fridge, draining entirely the water boiler and doing maintenance on the garage door.

Any other things you like doing to your properties? I’ve found this to be some good bonding time for the tenants and myself and it’s an easy way to show that I care and respect the property in hopes they do the same!

[David K.]

Our leases have the tenants responsible for all the consumables in the property. Filters, refrigerator filters, batteries for smoke detectors and fan remotes, light bulbs, etc.

Your list is pretty thorough though, I'd only add to make sure you're doing a semi-annual HVAC maintenance. A super easy step to ensure your HVAC lasts its full life.