MCS | Knowledge Center

Resources, education and tools from MCS to help manage and preserve assets across
the Commercial, Single-Family Rental and Property Preservation industries.

 

Property Services

Multifamily Property Maintenance

Six Tips for Expedited & Efficient Tenant Turns

Saving money during tenant turns (also referred to as “make readies”) starts with shortening timelines and reducing unnecessary steps. The key is to be proactive and streamlined—fewer delays, fewer approvals and fewer surprises. These six essential elements can help reduce long-term costs and get your property re-rented faster:

Read More

Streamlining Student Housing Maintenance: Navigating Turnovers & Seasonal Challenges

Student housing facilities teams face unique maintenance demands, especially during the high-pressure turnover periods of move-outs and move-ins. Add to that the seasonal challenges of summer renovations and winter weatherproofing, and student housing maintenance managers have a lot on their plates. That’s why having a student housing maintenance partner you can trust to manage different types of jobs is so critical.

Read More
apartment building roof repair in progress

8 Multifamily Property Maintenance Services that Should Be Outsourced

Whether you’re overseeing 100 units in one location or thousands across multiple sites, keeping up with the repair and maintenance needs of a multifamily rental (MFR) complex — from monthly tenant turns to common areas to resident maintenance calls — isn’t easy. Supplementing your on-site staff with a multifamily property services partner could be the answer.

While some service requests might be best handled in-house, consider a partner that can tackle a wide range of projects, including these common eight.

Read More