A crucial part of maintaining a profitable rental property is consistent cleaning and repair of the house’s gutters. Gutters function by gathering water from large roof surfaces and channeling it away from the home itself, safeguarding the foundation, window wells, and other vulnerable parts from flooding.
Neglected gutters can eventually lead to repairs that cost a ton. As dry leaves and other debris collect in a gutter, they prevent the downspouts from correctly draining. Blocked gutters will overflow, freeze, and progressively pull the gutters loose. Water gathering in the gutters can rot wood and rust metal too. When gutters fail, water can affect the foundation, flood a basement, and so on.
A couple of Magnolia rental property owners assume that since their residents take care of some of the basic maintenance tasks concerning their rental home, they can be expected to clean out the gutters occasionally too. However, gutter cleaning and repair are not jobs for the residents. Gutter maintenance and repair need the use of ladders, which means that appropriate safety measures have to be taken to prevent falls and serious injury. When it comes to your single-family rental home, avoiding liability concerns and other safety risks is of utmost importance. Keeping your residents off of ladders and on the ground is the best means to do this.
Although maintaining and repairing gutters isn’t an especially difficult job, Magnolia rental property owners must think twice before opting to perform it themselves. Proper safety precautions must be taken, and even then, ladders are a risk no matter how safely they are being utilized. Nevertheless, the most difficult thing might be remembering to perform routine maintenance on your rental property’s gutters in the first place. Gutters have a tendency to be one of those maintenance items that stay out of sight – and out of mind – until they are already a huge problem.
The good news is that scheduling and executing routine maintenance and repairs on your rental home’s gutters don’t have to be hard. With Real Property Management Republic, you can rest assured that your gutter maintenance will be taken care of in an expert and timely way by qualified service providers. As part of an affordable and wide-range maintenance program, our team handles the work needed to keep your gutters clear and your residents – along with your investment property – safe and dry. To find out more, please contact us online or give us a call at 281-362-5001 today.
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