Bringing Back the Romance: Simple Ways To Spruce up Your Property

As a property manager, it is sometimes hard to find low-cost, simple ways to spruce up your property. Bring back the romance and show your property some love with these easy property management tips that will have your tenants falling in love with your property all over again...


Paint the Town 
A little paint never hurt anyone! Making over your property with a fresh coat of paint can be the perfect way to give a new look. Looking out for close-out sales on paint can help cut costs. You can also save money by selecting flat or semi-gloss finishes over high-gloss, as high-gloss typically requires more coats and keeping conscious of how many coats are required to achieve the desired color.

Landscape Love
Even in the dead of winter, you can still find inexpensive landscape options that will fare the frost. Make your property sizzle despite the season. Look for colorful winter accents that can make your property stand out. We found some good winter landscaping ideas in this article.



Let's Talk It Out
The biggest property management mistakes usually occur when tenant requests slip through the cracks. Your tenants are a direct line to the state of your property and are the best at forecasting the state of the property. Addressing their concerns will also address general problems with the property. As a property manager, you should have a way to stream line this process effectively, like the system Block Maintenance Solutions has put in place. Click here to learn more.

Clean Up Your Act
One of the simplest ways to spruce up a property is daily maintenance and management. Making sure that your parking lot is clear of trash, your dumpster is not overflowing, your bathrooms are well maintained are daily activities that lead to long-term success when it comes to property management. Showing that you care about a property management goes leaps and bounds to show your tenants that they hired the right property manager.

Contributing Author:

Mikele Torgler

Vice President, Property Management

Block Real Estate Services

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