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JJSmith Group · Turn Rescue

Cut days between leases.

Cut Company's days between leases.

Every day a unit sits empty is a day of rent gone. This is a make-ready protocol — checklist plus the photo sequence your crew follows on a phone — for PM shops running roughly 5–80 doors. Use it free on your next turn. One person, a process — not software.

Candor. No fake case studies. No invented “days saved” stats. The page is free. The paid piece is a live walkthrough of your next vacant unit — not another PDF.

Turn photo protocol

Do this first, before cleaning. Daylight preferred. No filters. Same order every time (move-out, make-ready, move-in).

Folder: YYYY-MM-DD_[address]_[unit]_make-ready

  1. Front door / entry (outside + inside)
  2. Each room: corner-to-corner 4 angles, then ceiling, then floor
  3. Kitchen: counters, sink, inside fridge / oven / dishwasher / cabinets
  4. Baths: vanity, tub/shower walls, toilet base, exhaust fan
  5. Closets, balcony/patio, garage/storage, laundry
  6. Damage close-ups with a coin or ruler for scale
  7. Meter / HVAC filter / water heater area if accessible
  8. End with keys/fobs on a flat surface (count visible)

File names: 01_entry.jpg, 02_living_nw.jpg, … damage_wall_bed1.jpg

Video: 60–90s walkthrough narrating date, address, unit, who is present.

After clean: second photo set in the same order. Listing photos from the AFTER set only.

Make-ready punch list (summary)

Intake (day lease ends)

  • Keys / fobs / remotes / parking passes logged
  • Forwarding address + email for deposit accounting
  • Utilities status; lockbox / smart lock updated
  • Target make-ready date + list date on vacancy calendar

Rooms & systems

  • Trash cleared; fridge/cabinets/closets empty
  • Kitchen degrease + appliance wipe; baths scrub + caulk note
  • Walls: scuffs wiped; holes patched; floors vacuum/mop
  • Bulbs, smoke/CO, HVAC filter, GFCI, locks / rekey policy

Vendor handoff sheet (cleaner / painter / carpet / handyman) comes with the paid walkthrough.

What you’re buying (not the page)

Straight answer: I’m one person with a process, not software — that’s why the first walkthrough is priced to be a no-brainer. No sales call. No demo.

One reply: send the unit address.

I’ll send a Zoom/FaceTime time same day.

Email joe@jjsmithgroup.com

Tenant move-out checklist

Give tenants a free room-by-room list before move-out day:

Open renter checklist →