Rent Ready

Our full-service management program will ensure your property is 100% rent-ready. This will ensure legal compliance and also help to attract and retain high quality residents.

We are proud of the homes we manage and are committed to providing safe, clean, and well-maintained homes to our residents.

In order to comply with the Carolina Warranty of Habitability, and our internal Carolina Property Management standards, the below rent-ready items must be completed before we will fully advertise or rent a property.

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Rent Ready Requirements

Exterior

Landscaping: Fresh, clean, mowed & trimmed
Paint: Fresh & clean, no peeling paint
Garage: Broom swept with no debris or personal property
Other: No lawn equipment, tools, or personal property

Interior

Appliances / Mechanical: All appliances and mechanical components 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. No stains, no odor
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 exterior doors must be rekeyed between tenancies unless there is a programable keypad with a key hole. All interior doors should have doorstops installed
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. No draperies. All second story bedrooms windows that open must have screens. All bedrooms must have blinds

Safety

Resident safety is essential. All exterior doors and windows must have functioning locks.

Pricing:

Given the current supply and demand dynamics of the Carolina rental market, properties should be appropriately aggressive in pricing and may include move-in incentives.

Ensuring your property is fully rent-ready will help to attract and retain high quality residents.

This list is not meant to address each and every make-ready item. Rather it is a minimum standard overview to ensure legal habitability standards are met as well as internal Carolina Property Management property requirements. See the attached list for more details.

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