All Forum Posts by: Chris O.

when I buy a 24 pack of paper towels at costco and a 48 pack of toilet paper and AA batteries and coffee pods, tide pods, dish soap, cascade pods, light bulbs, etc. then we just bill the owner for it (marked up slightly to account for our purchase and delivery) and then stock the supply closet on site with the supplies. When it gets low, rinse and repeat.

Part of staying at the property is the obligation to take the trash out regardless of whose it is. If my trash provider went to every 2 weeks I would find another because thats ridiculous.

Note that in this current covid19 climate, best practice is to not leave any food/spice/condiment consumables. 

We just bill the owner for consumables as needed but we buy in bulk and store at the property in a locked supply closet then the cleaners replenish when they are there. 

We only do small hotel size conditioners, shampoos, etc. 

Anything that breaks we just bill the owner as it occurs.

Cleaners take the garbage to the road if they are there anytime close to garbage day even if it has to sit at the road for a day or two. Guests are reminded to get the can from the road the day after pickup and to deliver the can to the road the day before pickup. Still hard to get them to do it!

basic things like toilet paper and kitchen rolls are placed by cleaners - limited quantity , dishwashing & laundry soap as well..depending on stay duration inventory can be arranged..  for shampoo and conditioners, my cleaners generally refill and place those miniature ones - although most guests bring their own .  For other things which run out , I generally order them in via Insta cart

My preference is to have a set amount of consumable budget in the contract with the owner.  For example, $100 per month for consumables to cover all miscellaneous consumables during the month, which always would be invoiced to the owner each month.  It's too much effort to try and itemize receipts each month, especially if you are buying in bulk for multiple properties & owners.  I wouldn't personally cover any of the consumables out of my own fee, the fee just covers labor cost of purchasing & restocking the house, not the materials themselves.

Are you talking about being a licensed Property Manager so that you can legally manage someone else's property?