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Lost Rent from Extended Make‑Ready and Inspection Cycles
For a $1,500/month unit, a 14‑day make‑ready instead of 5 days loses ~9 extra vacancy days ≈ $450 per turn; at 100 turns/year this is ≈ $45,000/year in lost rent portfolio‑wide.When unit inspections, repairs, and cleaning stretch from a few days to several weeks, the unit sits vacant and produces no rent. Industry guidance warns that turnovers lasting 10–14+ days between move‑out and rent‑ready condition are common, directly eroding rental income.
Rush Labor, Overtime, and Premium Vendor Charges During Peak Turn Season
If rush labor and overtime add even $150 in extra contractor or in‑house labor per unit across 50 turns in peak season, that is ≈ $7,500/year in incremental, largely avoidable cost.Peak turnover periods (May–September and late spring/summer) create compressed windows to inspect and prepare many units simultaneously.[2][3] Under‑planning forces managers to pay premium rates, overtime, or rush fees to get make‑ready work completed in time for scheduled move‑ins.
Delayed Move‑In Dates and Slower Time‑to‑Cash from Prolonged Make‑Ready
A 3‑day delay to move‑in at $1,500/month rent costs ≈ $150 in lost rent per unit; across 50 delayed move‑ins per year this is ≈ $7,500 in cash‑flow delay and permanent revenue loss.If the unit is not declared rent‑ready due to outstanding inspection items, the next tenant’s move‑in date can be pushed back, delaying deposit collection and first‑month rent. Industry articles emphasize that longer turnover periods directly increase vacancy days and disrupt rental income flow.[1][3][6]
Unrecovered Tenant Damage Due to Weak Move‑Out/Make‑Ready Documentation
If avoidable damage averaging $200–$400 per move‑out is missed or cannot be substantiated in 10% of 100 annual turns, unrecovered costs can easily reach $2,000–$4,000/year for a small portfolio and scale into tens of thousands for larger portfolios.During move‑out and make‑ready inspections, undocumented or poorly documented damage often cannot legally be charged back to the resident. This forces the owner to absorb repair costs that should have been recovered from security deposits.