STANDARD PROPERTY APPEARANCE / INSPECTION GUIDE
Bathrooms:
- Toilet seats and lid down for an arrival
- Sink stoppers must be open
- Shower liner inside tub area, decorative curtain outside tub area and fully closed
- Bath mat folded neatly over tub or shower, whichever looks neatest
- All bathroom decorative items like toothbrush holders, soap holders, to be placed under a sink away from view
- One roll on and open and rolling over the top. Top sheet folded to v. Additional roll on top of toilet tank
Bedrooms:
- Beds to be properly made.
Kitchen:
- All food items to be discarded except spices in decorative racks
- No foil on burners
- No foil in ovens
- No paper towels lining cabinets
- Sink drains must be open, stoppers under the sink
- Faucets to be centered
- Icemaker on. Ice trays filled
- No place settings or dishes on table or bar area
- Discard old sponges
- Small appliances unplugged
- Starter kit placed on kitchen counter with “starter set” card so that will be immediately noticed. (With welcome bag/setup service)
General:
- Blinds full down and full-open
- Drapes open at least halfway to expose the view
- Small discreet light on near entry
- Liners in trash can
- All old magazines to be discarded – only printed materials should be those provided by management company (current rental guide and buyers guide) and/or collector magazines (National Geographic, Architectural Digest, Southern Living, Coastal Living, etc.) in excellent like-new condition
- All old candles to be discarded (only candles should be those in a holder that totally contains the melted wax and are not used)
- All doors and windows locked
- Only standard plastic hangers in closets (ten per closet) and hangers pushed together to one side
- Only store-bought seashells or those neatly arranged in decorative baskets – no broken shells or shells still containing sand in property.
- All closet doors fully closed
- All doors and windows locked and fully-secured.
- No clutter stored in closets or cabinets opened to renters (old paint cans, tools, unsafe candles, bags, etc.)
- Remote control for each operated item placed directly on that item
- Extra blankets and pillows folded and placed in appropriate closet :
- two extra pillows per King or queen bed, one per double or twin
- One blanket per bed
- Extra pillow cases in sealed trash bag
- All pillows to have pillow protector
- Throw pillows and cushions “zipper down” or “zipper back.” )
For Property Arrival:
- Thermostats set at 75 degrees in summer and 65 degrees in winter
- Blinds full-down and full open
- Drapes half-open to expose view
- Verticals full-closed and full open for maximum light
- Light on at entry to serve as welcome
When a guest is not due for arrival: Close all items above and turn off light. AC in winter on heat at 62, in summer on cool at 82