Water damage Spend 30 seconds prevent thousands of dollars of damage

Just had this happen recently so i wanted to remind everyone to do this small simple task.

When you have a vacant property ESPECIALLY in the winter, turn off the main water line next to the inside water meter. In the winter the property should also be winterized and the water should not be turned back on until the property is occupied and the heat is on. In the warmer months its ok to turn the water on and off as you come and go but always shut it off when you leave. This goes for contractors, tenants, yourself, property managers etc.. If the water is left on bad things can happen. For example we just had a toilet leak in two places in the past two months. One was a tenant who left for vacation and came back to a bit of a mess and the other was a vacant property. In both cases the toilets were running and for some reason they also leaked and caused some damage. I know this sounds simplistic but this one little tip could save you a lot of money somewhere down the road and is and easy preventive action to take.