A make-ready is a race against vacancy, but speed that cuts corners just becomes next month's work order. Here's the turn that holds up.
Every day a unit sits empty is rent you don't get back. The pressure is to turn it fast, and the trap is turning it twice because the first pass missed something. A make-ready that's coordinated and documented gets the unit leased without leaving problems for the new tenant to find.
The make-ready, in order
- Cleanout and deep clean
- Repairs: walls, floors, fixtures, and hardware
- Paint and surface refinishing
- Appliance and systems check
- Final clean and photo record
Sequence matters
Paint after repairs, deep clean after paint, photograph after the final clean. Running the work out of order is how a unit gets touched twice. When it is coordinated through one operator, the sequence and the scheduling are handled for you.
Document the starting condition
The make-ready record isn't just a punch list. Photographs of the unit's condition at move-in protect you in any later deposit dispute. Every DwellWell turn closes with that documentation in hand.
DwellWell coordinates make-ready turns end to end, repairs, paint, cleaning, and the photo record, on one work order. Send it once and we sequence the rest.