Cost Guide
How Much Does Make-Ready Cost Per Unit for a Maryland Apartment Community?
By All Purpose Anytime Services LLC
No published survey gives a Maryland-only make-ready figure, so any single number you see is national. The closest data is national. In Zego's reporting, unit repairs averaged $775, inside a full cost of losing a resident near $3,872. A Maryland community's own number depends on how many checklist lines each unit fails and on the state's lead rules for older buildings.
Why there is no Maryland number
We looked for a published make-ready cost for Maryland and found rent data, not make-ready data. National survey figures are what exist. Treat any Maryland-specific per-unit price quoted without a source as a guess.
The national figures
- Full cost of a resident leaving, near $3,872, from Zego's survey of 630 managers (Multifamily Dive).
- Inside an earlier Zego total: unit repairs $775, lost rent $1,598, concessions $1,240 (Multifamily Dive).
- Make-ready all-in, $3,000 to $5,000 per unit (Lula, 2026).
What sets the price in a Maryland community
- The build year. Maryland rentals built before 1978 must be registered and meet the lead risk reduction standard at each change of occupancy, which shapes how old paint is prepared.
- How many lines of your checklist the unit fails, from cover plates to full rooms of paint.
- County inspections. Montgomery County licenses and inspects rentals, and Prince George's County inspects before it issues a license, so open items cost more if an inspector finds them first.
- Whether several units turn in the same week, which lets walkthroughs and material runs be shared.
How we price it
Against your checklist, one line at a time. Our walk of the unit is free, every line it fails gets a figure, and the estimate follows by text a day or two later for you to approve. Strike the lines your maintenance team will do before you say yes. See apartment make-ready and our pages for Silver Spring, Bowie and Waldorf.
Where these numbers come from
- Zego survey of large-community managers, in Multifamily Dive: the full cost near $3,872.
- Earlier Zego breakdown, in Multifamily Dive: unit repairs at $775 on average.
- Lula, What Is a Make Ready? (2026): $3,000 to $5,000 per unit all-in.
- Maryland lead rules and county licensing: our DC, Maryland and Virginia rules guide.
Price Your Maryland Make-Ready
Send the checklist and the unit address in Montgomery, Prince George's or Charles County.
Request a Unit Walkthrough
No charge to walk a Maryland unit against your checklist. Failed lines are priced in writing before the crew is booked.