Owning a rental property in Tucson is a constant balancing act, no matter what season it is, prep your property. When the warmer weather starts to roll around, your thoughts might start to turn to how you can best prepare for guests. We’ll look at five easy ways to get your home in order before the heat arrives.
1. Protect Your Trees
Monsoon season typically starts around mid-June in Tucson, so it’s important to keep your garden from unnecessary damage. Removing excess branches or overgrowth ensures that the wind can flow freely. It can reduce your odds of having to either replant your foliage or paying to dispose of it altogether. Plus, the rustling noises from the breeze through the leaves can be quite relaxing if there’s no storm.
2. Get Your Air Conditioner Checked
Air conditioner maintenance is a common tip for anyone living in a place like Tucson. However, you might be surprised at how many owners of Tucson rental properties still end up having to call an emergency service during the worst possible heat waves. Keep in mind that this service is a matter of scale. Your air conditioner will probably be just fine on a mildly warm day. What you need to know if it’s strong enough to handle brutal days when everyone else’s air conditioner on the block will also be on full blast.
3. Consider Smart Sprinklers
Even if your lawn is full of native plants, it’s still important to give them a little water. (Even if everyone else’s lawn is brown, at least yours will look lively.) Smart sprinklers can track the moisture in the ground (and the upcoming weather forecasts), so they won’t run when there’s no need. It’s not only a good way to save water in a desert, it’s a great way to save money too.
4. Clean Up and Air Out
No matter what your personal decorating style is, too much clutter is bad for a property. When you’re in the middle of spring cleaning, remember that sunlight and fresh air can go a long way to clear up anything from bad odors to musty spaces. This is a great reminder to remove fire hazards too, which can end up saving the house or unit from potential calamity.
5. Find an Arizona Property Manager to Prep Your Property
Managing a property or two during the summer months isn’t necessarily going to eat up all of your time and energy. Still, if you’re not careful, you can end up spending a lot of time and money down the road fixing a very preventable problem. Bancroft & Associates has a staff that can take a lot of these tasks off your shoulders and prep your property. We work for clients who need a variety of services, largely because they don’t have the bandwidth to do it on their own. If you’re looking for a Tucson property manager who understands the stakes involved, we can give you the assistance and support you need all-year round.