Is your property rent ready?
Ensuring your property is fully rent-ready will help to attract and retain high quality renters in the shortest amount of time. This list does not address each make-ready item but a great start and ensures legal habitability standards are met as well as internal TD Gamble & Associates, Ltd. property requirements.
Exterior
Landscaping: Free of weeds, cleaned, mowed & trimmed
Paint: Fresh & clean, no peeling paint
Garage: Broom swept with no debris or personal property
Other: All window wells should have covers. No lawn equipment, tools, or personal property
Interior
Appliances and HVAC: All appliances , furnace and air conditioner must be fully functioning and working as designed.
Carbon Monoxide: Wall mounted carbon monoxide detectors installed within 15 feet of each bedroom. No wall plug-in units.
Carpet: Professional cleaned by a truck mounted carpet cleaning company.
Cleanliness: Hotel-room clean. Kitchen and bathroom appliances and fixtures should shine. The importance of cleanliness cannot be overstated.
Doors / Locks: All exterior doors must have working locks. All interior doors should have doorstops installed. All exterior doors must be rekeyed between tenancies.
Kitchen / Bathrooms: Fresh caulking and free of mildew Lights: Each fixture must have working and matching light bulbs Paint: Fresh & clean, no scuffs or mismatched touch-ups
Personal Property: No personal property left behind. This includes furniture, toiletries, shower curtains, pictures. No owner-lock off areas.
Smoke Detector: Smoke detectors on each floor and in each bedroom
Unfinished Basements: Broom swept with no debris or personal property
Windows: All windows must have working locks.
All second story bedrooms windows that open must have screens. All bedrooms and bathrooms must have blinds and/or curtains that provide privacy.
Safety
Resident safety is essential. All exterior doors and windows must have functioning locks. The property must be re-keyed between tenants. Pest control as mandated by Colorado State Law.
Pricing
Given the current supply and demand dynamics of the Denver Metro Area rental market, properties should be appropriately aggressive in pricing and may include move-in incentives.
Colorado Warranty of Habitability
Every landlord is required to fulfill certain requirements that make the rental property fit for human habitation. (Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-12-503)
Every landlord is required to fulfill certain requirements that make the rental property fit for human habitation. (Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-12-503)
