Check for signs of moisture and enlist the tenant, too.Abnormal use: My abnormal use examples are not just having friends do laundry or washing cars but more like someone's kid leaving a faucet or hose on--all day, day after day...

It should more or less be a wash.2.

We have a 'key style' box on most of our washing machines, and they seem to be inserting something in these and levering the heck out of them to break them loose...We replaced a few boxes this month (for about $100 a piece) and they did the same again.

My rentals dont have washing machines.

I discovered that you can buy lots of commercial grade carpet almost free because after they do a job they  have no use for  a small amount as most commercial installations  have their connections points where they are not going to get the most traffic, so they do not just make a splice like in a house.It is usually very stiff and good looking and does not fade and the reinforcing is bullet proof.If you put this in a house you can almost call it a life time carpet no matter how many times it is washed  and abused.It is usually not the softest to roll around on.Take a look at carpet in a commercial building where it gets lots of wear and ect every day and try to see where it is wearing.IN learning about the carpet at first tried to install it over a pad.

I explained the process generally in another thread here on BP (I am not an attorney nor do I play one on TV).Was this tenant renting month-to-month or was he under a fixed-term lease?

Wash bed sheets, throw away pillows and window curtains.

Basically spells out rules to follow, like check in check out times, house responsibilities, pet rules, use of bikes and golf cart, cost of lost keys, need to wash and dry linens prior to departure.

They were moved out by the 25th, on the 26th I did some very minor maintenance, power washed the house, cleaned out the gutters, etc.  

This time, would like to use a cleaning crew to clean the whole house top to bottom (clean windows in & out, vacuum, wash floors in kitchen and bath, wipe down all surfaces in kitchen including cabinets).