Siddharth Theodore

Nobody hands you a manual when you buy a house, so most people just play defense — they wait for something to go wrong, then scramble to fix it. That’s fine at home, but on a rental, this approach bites hard. You don’t hear about problems until your tenant calls, and by then, it’s not “a little drip”— it’s an AC that gave up in July or a water heater that turned the hallway into a swimming pool. Now it’s a giant expense, and your unit’s empty.

Hey all, quick context so you know where I'm coming from: I work on the marketing side of a home services platform, so I don't own rentals myself. But I spend a lot of time looking at how small landlords book cleaning, handyman and plumbing work, and the difference between the ones who are calm at turnover and the ones who are in crisis mode is pretty consistent. Sharing in case it's useful. 1.