Cut unit vacancy time with a 48-hour make-ready process

Every day a unit sits empty is rent you never get back. Most turnovers stall for the same reason: trades are scheduled one after another, with dead days in between. A 48-hour make-ready process removes those gaps by treating turnover as one coordinated job instead of five separate vendor visits.

How the 48-hour flow works

  • Day zero: walk the unit at move-out and build the full punch list on the spot
  • Morning one: repairs and patching across all trades in a single visit
  • Afternoon one: paint, starting in rooms where repairs finished first
  • Morning two: deep cleaning behind the paint crew
  • Afternoon two: final inspection, photos, and sign-off for listing

The key is that one team owns the whole sequence. When the same company handles repairs, paint, and cleaning coordination, there is no waiting on a callback from the next vendor in line. The punch list from day zero becomes the completion report on day two, and the unit is photo-ready for marketing before the week is out.

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