If things seem to be running pretty smoothly and normal, I would still follow-up to ensure that things aren't getting glossed over and swept under the rug, but I imagine a trip every year or two would be adequate.It may also depend on how your PM works.

Before dropping the price, I'd put some color on the floor in the rug.

I also show them things I do when visiting a property, such as turning the shades so the seams are facing the wall, straightening the area rugs, cleaning the grill grate... not to say "do these things", but to teach the critical eye and to walk in the guest's shoes, thinking about the details that might affect their impressions and experience.

In the last few years as tenants have moved out of my rental properties I have been replacing all the rugs with laminate flooring.

On the living room you can thrown down a rug on clearance and when they leave after thrashing it just throw away.The carpet upstairs I have seen only about 30% of the wear from the main level where the kitchen, living room, and bathroom is.

When I did the exit inspection with "the boys" there was junk left everywhere, the hardwood floors in the main hallway and living room were damaged {couldn't see the damage before due to area rugs} and need refinished and the fridge, which we had planned on replacing anyway, turned out to be {basically} ruined.

I saw the place as well but a lot of the problems were hidden such as the 'mold damage' hidden under three levels of rugs the tenant had put over it then covered with furniture so neither I nor the inspectors caught it.J-The tenant is month to month at this point, three months have passed since the initial one year lease.

I was looking at the rug doctor mighty proX from Walmart:http://www.walmart.com/ip/15908365?

depends on the income class...i do lower to median income tenants..no ceiling fans, no icemakers, no dishwashers, no garbage disposals, no carpet..anything that's not required by minimum housing code is something that they can braek and will expect you to fix...carpet will need to be changed between tenants...i paint my hardwood floors brown instad of sanding and staining bc most tenatns will put rugs down on them anyawys...i try to use commerical grade VCT tiles as mucha s possible.you can buff them and clean them up pretty easily...just think durability...you want stuff that will last and look decent in 5 years still...

Then make sure the tenants have a good rug by the front door.