Long-Term Maintanance Routines

[Gabrielle Martin]

Hi BP family! This question’s for the seasoned Landlords/PMs... For your properties, is there any preventative maintenance (or updates) that you make sure gets done after a certain number of years have passed?

For example, “Every 5 years I replace the water heater.”

Another Example, “Every 10 years I get the property tented for termites”

This question stemmed when my tenant of five years asked if I could re-paint her unit. Her unit is in solid condition (a few marks here and there) so it didn’t make sense to me. However, when I ask around, some landlords repaint units after 5 years as maintenance.. even if the tenant is still living in it.

So Landlords, what are some of the things you do annually, every 3 years, 5 years, etc to keep up your property?

Thanks for your time!