Hiring the Right Company for Property Maintenance

Anyone who is familiar with televisions "Big Bang Theory" is probably familiar with the lack of a working elevator in the building where Penny, Sheldon and Leonard live. Despite the many years that have passed since the boys blew up the elevator when Sheldon placed a canister of rocket fuel into the elevator, the elevator still remains blocked off with yellow caution tape and no maintenance crew has ever been spotted in the building puzzling over how to restore the blown up elevator.

If you're a landlord of any type of investment property, there's one simple piece of advice to know - don't be "that" landlord. Owning a rental property can be a great investment if you do it right and that means being selective about who you rent to, so as the property owner you don't have to worry about things like rent not being paid on time, tenants blowing up your elevator with rocket fuel and other simple little problems that can deter from your property value.

If you're an out of the area landlord or you simply don't have the time or ability to keep up on your rental properties, it might be a good idea to take some of the burden for the care of your investment property off of your shoulders and place it with a property maintenance company instead.

A property maintenance company can do the hard work to help your property keep its curb appeal that attracts and keeps tenants, such as mowing the yard, trimming the shrubbery, and keeping the landscaping looking as fresh and appealing as the day it was put in and even ensuring your tenants are safe by shoveling the walkways or driveway when it snows.

A property maintenance company can also take care of the ongoing problems to keeping your investment looking good such as irrigation and watering and other essentials that have to be done on a regular and consistent basis.
It's hard to say what the outside of Leonard's and Sheldon's apartment building looks like since it is rarely shown but one would have to imagine it possesses some awesome curb appeal to explain why tenants are willing to remain loyal rent paying tenants and walk up four or more stories and ignore the elevator that is going on its seventh year of being in disrepair with caution tape across the doors.

And it is those little things like curb appeal and a properly maintained home that can give your investment property an edge over the mass of rentals that have flooded the post foreclosure market. With more renters leaving the world of home ownership behind to join the rank of renters, there is a more competition to draw in and keep these stable and demanding renters.

So don't be "that" landlord- invests in your property maintenance and your tenants will invest in you in return by becoming long term tenants who don't blow up your elevators or anything else you own.