Checklist · Property manager
Make-ready checklist for unit turnover
Every turn, the same list, nothing forgotten on day one. A turnover is a sequence, and the cost of the vacancy is the days it takes. This checklist walks the unit in the order the work happens — what the move-out found, what the cleaners and painters must do, what gets tested before keys are cut — so the make-ready is a list a vendor can work from, not a memory.
11 items in 7 areas · the built-in “Turnover / make-ready” template, as it ships
How to run it
Three passes, in walking order
Start from the move-out
Open the move-out report first: every Poor item there is the first line of the make-ready. In Sitesui the work orders already exist.
Walk it as the trades will
Cleaning, paint and patch, flooring, appliances, plumbing and electrical, locks and keys, smoke and CO detectors, the exterior door. Rate each as Done or Not done.
The last walk is a move-in
When the list is clean, run the move-in template on the empty unit: that report is the baseline for the next resident, and the make-ready is proven done.
The checklist
Turnover / make-ready
Prep checklist between tenants.
Built-in template, as it ships · reviewed against the app on 2026-09-18
| Cleaning | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep clean unit | ||||
| Carpets & windows |
| Paint & walls | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patch holes & touch-up paint |
| Appliances | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test & clean all appliances |
| Plumbing | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaks & fixtures | ||||
| Water heater |
| Electrical | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets, switches & fixtures | ||||
| Smoke & CO detectors |
| Safety | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re-key locks | ||||
| Fire extinguisher |
| Punch list | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding repairs |
In the app an item can also answer as pass/fail, done/not done or a number, and any Fair or Poor item becomes a work order in one tap. The PDF prints the checklist as shown, with a notes line per item and a signature block.
When not to use it
- — Recording damage for a deposit — that is the move-out template.
- — A short-term rental between guests — use the turnover-check template built for that pace.
What goes wrong
- — Cutting keys before the locks are done.
- — Testing nothing: a made-ready unit with a dead water heater on move-in day.
- — No final walk, so the next move-in inherits the last tenant's marks.
What this is not
A visual walk by whoever manages the property. It is not a licensed, certified, engineering, fire-code or regulatory inspection and does not replace one where the law, the lender, the insurer or the authority having jurisdiction requires it.
The finished report
Complete the walk and the PDF exists
Every item with its rating, notes and photos; an action-items table by priority; signatures captured on the phone or through a link. No export step. See a finished one before you sign up.
Built for property managers
Property manager
Move-ins, move-outs, routine walks, turnovers — and the vendors who keep the units running.
Pick “Property manager” at signup — or start from this page and it's already picked — and the app leads with this template and speaks the trade's words.
Questions
Turnover make-ready: what people ask
Can vendors work from this list?
Yes. In the app each Not-done item becomes a work order the vendor opens from a link, with the photo attached; on paper, hand them the printed page.
How is this different from the move-out checklist?
The move-out records condition against the resident's deposit. The make-ready records the work done to the unit before the next one. Same rooms, different question.
What about rekeying?
It is on the list under keys and locks. Whether it is required between tenants depends on your state and your lease; many managers rekey every turn regardless.
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