You know you need to do "routine" maintenance on your Farmington Hills rental property, but what does that mean? What kind of maintenance is "routine?"

Typically, it means:

• You fix things when they break.
• You do inspections when tenants leave or move in.
• You perform seasonal inspections as well.

What more should you do as a landlord to keep your rental property in excellent condition? What are some signs you might not be doing enough day-to-day maintenance?

• You get a lot of maintenance calls from tenants.
• You find yourself fixing things too often.

That repair bill is a lot higher than you were expecting.

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