 Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash The busy summer travel season is upon us! Use this guide to set yourself and your home up for success this summer. Below are 5 simple but effective ways you can prepare your vacation rental for the season! Don’t put these important house keeping items on the back burner, your future guests will be glad you didn’t! 1. AC Maintenance 2. Home Audit 3. Cleaning Gutters & Downspouts 4. Hurricane Prep 5. Bug & Pest Control 1. AC Maintenance With the rising temperatures AC units will be getting a lot more use the next few months. Down here in Florida, there are few things more important than quality AC for both your home and your guests! Regular cleaning and maintenance will not only help your unit run more efficiently but will also help the unit last significantly longer. Making sure that filters are replaced on a monthly basis, and that you are keeping up with quarterly services of the units are also extremely important for the quality and longevity of your system. Don’t neglect your AC! 2. Home Audit Make sure you set aside a few days to do a thorough inspection of your property. From every single inside appliance, to your yards watering system, there are so many moving parts to a successful rental property, make sure they all are functioning correctly! You can even consider hiring a property management team like easyairrentals.com to help facilitate this regular upkeep of your beloved property! 3. Clean Gutters & DownspoutsWith so much rain, particularly during the rainy season of summer, this is crucial to make sure you don’t have longterm drainage and roofing issues. Many homes are surrounded by trees and therefore leaves and debris are prone to clogging gutters. Not only the physical weight they add to the gutter system, but also the blockages they create can cause some serious long term water pooling and damage. This is a manageable project for some home owners, or an easily outsourced project as well. Either way, regular gutter cleaning is an absolute must! 4. Hurricane Prep This is a big one here in the sunshine state! From preventative measures like having storm shutters accessible, first aid kits, etc… to having easily accessible evacuation plans for guests if the time comes when they are needed, this is crucial for safety across the board. Here are just some things to have in an emergency hurricane kit:
You can prepare your home by; making sure storm shutters are functioning and accessible, windows are sealed, all outdoor furniture or potential projectiles are secured or moved indoors, large trees are trimmed back away from the home, and sand bags stored for potential flooding hazards. 5. Bug & Pest ControlFor any homeowner, no matter where you live, making sure our homes are free of pests is crucial for a great guest experience! Whether you are in a tropical climate or not, bugs and other critters may try to make their way indoors (especially during rainy seasons). Get on top of regular pest control by hiring monthly services for both indoors and outdoors. Also, mosquitos are the bane of most peoples existence! Make sure you provide at least one way to keep these pests at bay. A can of bug repellent, monthly mosquito spraying, or one of the many mosquito devices out there will be welcomed by all of your guests! Being a homeowner comes with many joys and responsibilities! Heading into this busy season of summer, it is extremely important to make the time for regular upkeep, which is the simplest way to avoid longterm headaches. Always remember its often times the little things that make for a great guest experience, void of any major issues! Gab H
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