Upkeep on rental properties.

[Morgan Martinez]

Hello all, I have one rental property under my belt and coming up close on closing on my second property which is a duplex. I’m thinking about providing a cleaning service and lawn care service with no choice, to ensure the property stays up to par. I would really love some opinions and advice on the matter!

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Originally posted by @Morgan Martinez:

Hello all, I have one rental property under my belt and coming up close on closing on my second property which is a duplex. I’m thinking about providing a cleaning service and lawn care service with no choice, to ensure the property stays up to par. I would really love some opinions and advice on the matter!

it depends.  

    The cleaning service I would say no.  You can’t waste money trying to micro-manage a tenant. 

The Lawncare is a different story.  If you are doing it (or paying someone to do it) it should be built into the rent price.  If the norm for a duplex in the area is that the tenant does lawn care I would stick with that model, you could add an addendum to your lease that says XX dollars is charged if there are any citations against the property.