As a landlord, you need to prepare your home well before advertizing or posting a listing. Prior preparation helps to rent out your property faster to premium tenants. However, prepping your rental home requires time and effort to ensure the best results. You can hire a real estate agent to ensure make your property is spic and span before it is open for rental showings.

Mentioned below is a list of rental property to-do before posting a listing:

• Conduct a thorough inspection: It is essential to scrutinize every nook and corner of your home. Identify any flaws or major repair work that needs to be done on an immediate basis. Also, check for problems such as roof leaks, cracks on the driveway, flooring issues, leaky faucets or pipes, improper drainage system and faulty appliances etc. Call a plumber or electrician to get all the repair work done.
• Check the safety features: Make sure your property complies with all the safety standards set by the state. The smoke detectors and theft alarms should be working in optimum condition. Also, you need to have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen for any unwanted emergency situation.
• Assess the condition of appliances: If you are providing a furnished home, ensure that everything is prim and proper. In case you are providing any appliances, check for cleanliness. Faulty appliances should be repaired or replaced depending on the best option available. Provide appliances and furniture only if you will be able to carry out the maintenance tasks effectively.
• Systematic cleaning is important: Potential renters can shy away from renting your property if it is untidy and dirty. Therefore, systematic cleaning of the floors, windows and blinds is important. Apart from this, call a professional carpet cleaner to clean your carpet properly. Get a fresh coat of paint on the walls as this makes the rooms look cleaner and spacious.
• Decide the rent: Since you are going to put up your property on listings after a while, it is important to consider the present market price. Determine your list price after taking into account all the upgrades and features in your rental property. Check out the ongoing prices in your vicinity before finalizing a rental price.
• Determine if you need a realtor: A real estate agent can perform all the tasks related to your property. These include: preparing the property for rental, deciding the rental price, tackling repair and maintenance issues, scrutinizing probable tenants and collecting rent etc. You need to determine if you can perform all these tasks on your own or require the services of a property manager to deal with everything in an efficient manner.

List your Killeen, TX based rental home on REAL Star Property Management, LLC. We offer MLS listing services to property owners across the city. For more information, call us at (254) 693 – 7850.