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Apartment Make-Ready Services Across DC, MD and Northern VA

We close make-ready checklists for property managers and landlords in Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia, from our shop in Bryans Road, MD. Free walkthrough, a written price for each failed line, one crew to finish it.

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Make-Ready Services We Handle

Make-ready (some properties say get ready) is the work between move-out and move-in. We work from your checklist, or build one at the walkthrough, and close every line.

Your Checklist, Closed Out

Send us your standard make-ready checklist and we work to it, line by line.

Wall Patching

Holes, dents and scuffs repaired and blended so the paint coat covers cleanly.

Paint

Touch-ups where the walls allow it, full repaint where they do not.

Flooring

Damaged sections of plank, vinyl or carpet repaired or replaced.

Hardware and Fixtures

Missing or broken towel bars, cabinet pulls, blinds, light fixtures and cover plates replaced.

Ready Report

We tell you when every line is done, so the unit can be released for move-in.

Why Property Managers Send Us Apartment Make-Ready

Your Checklist Is the Scope
Send us the make-ready checklist your property already uses and we close it line by line.
Built for Short Lists
Make-ready is lighter work between leases. We keep it that way instead of upselling a full turn.
Your Colors, Your Spec
Your standard paint colors, sheen and hardware, matched in every unit.

Before You Send the Make-Ready List

Will a short checklist get upsold into a full turn?

No. We price only the lines the unit fails. If it really needs a full turn, the scope says so before you approve. Make ready or full turnover.

Whose idea of ready do you use?

Yours. Send your checklist, colors, sheen and hardware, and every unit is checked against it.

How do I know when to release the unit?

We send the checklist back complete when every line is done.

What if move in is already close?

Call as soon as the date is set. We plan backward from it and tell you at the walkthrough if the scope fits.

Make Ready Season Around DC

Leases end on the last day of the month, so make ready work clusters at month end all year, through the summer peak. Get your checklist to us before June. See the order a turnover runs in.

Walkthroughs Scheduled 7 Days A Week

Send Us Your Make-Ready List

Send your make-ready checklist. We price only the lines the unit fails and close them before move-in.

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Request a Make-Ready Check

Checking the unit against your list costs nothing. The failed lines come back written and priced before work begins.

How the Project Runs

  1. 1Send the unit number and your make-ready checklist.
  2. 2We walk the unit against your checklist and mark every line that fails.
  3. 3You approve a price for those lines only.
  4. 4We close each line and send the checklist back complete.

How we work

Our position on make-ready pricing

You pay for the lines your unit fails, not for the whole checklist. We walk the unit against your list, price each failed line on its own, and anything your maintenance staff wants to keep comes off before you approve.

  • Every unit is checked against the same list, so a unit we finish matches the rest of your inventory at the move-in inspection.

Apartment Make-Ready Questions We Get Asked

What does make-ready cost per unit in Maryland?

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There is no Maryland survey figure. The national data has unit repairs averaging $775 inside a full turnover near $3,872, and the Maryland guide covers what moves a community's number.

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How much does a make-ready cost per unit?

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Most make-readies land at $3,000 to $5,000 per unit with repairs, cleaning, lost rent and leasing counted, according to Lula's 2026 guide. That is a market figure, not our price. Your number depends on how many lines of your checklist the unit fails, and it is priced in writing after a free walkthrough.

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When does make-ready become a full turnover?

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When the unit needs repairs before the cosmetic work can start. The walkthrough decides and the scope names it.

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Can you keep a standard list for all our units?

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Yes. Give us one checklist and every unit we make ready is checked against it.

What if the move-in date is very close?

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Call as soon as it is set. We plan backward from that date and tell you if the scope fits.

Can you make a unit ready after a renovation?

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Yes. After a renovation the list is usually touch-ups and punch items, and we close them out.

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Do you do cleaning?

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No. We finish the repairs so your cleaning team can go in after us.

Who does apartment make ready for property managers in Maryland?

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We do. The Apartment Turnovers makes vacant units ready for property managers and landlords in Montgomery, Prince George's and Charles counties, working from our shop in Bryans Road, Maryland, within 30 miles of Washington, DC. Send your checklist and the unit address. We walk it free, price each failed line in writing, and ask the build year first because Maryland's lead law applies to pre-1978 rentals at every tenant change.

What is on a standard make ready checklist?

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Most checklists cover the same lines. Nail holes and scuffs patched and touched up, walls and trim painted where needed, flooring checked for damage, every door latching, closet doors on their tracks, blinds, towel bars, cover plates and light globes present and working, cabinet doors and drawers working, fresh caulk at the tub and sink, and a final walk. Your property's own list wins if you have one. We check the unit against it and price only the lines it fails.

What repairs are standard in a make ready and what costs extra?

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Standard is whatever your checklist lists, and each failed line is priced at the walkthrough. Anything beyond the checklist that turns up later, such as soft drywall behind a stain or a wet subfloor under vinyl, is extra. It comes to you as a written change with its own price, and nothing extra is done until you approve it.

How long do make ready repairs take in a standard turn?

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A few days for a sound unit that fails on touch-ups, hardware and a door or two. Add days when patches need several coats to dry or flooring has to be ordered. Each scope comes with a ready date for that unit, so leasing can plan around it.

Should make ready repairs be done by the turn company or the maintenance team?

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Split it by size. Maintenance staff are well placed for the quick lines, like a cover plate or a loose towel bar. A turn company earns its price on the lines that need drying time and several trades in order, which means patching, paint and flooring. Our scope prices every line separately, so you can strike the quick ones for your staff and send us the rest.

What is the difference between make ready repairs and a full renovation?

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Make ready repairs bring a unit back to the condition it was rented in: patched walls, paint, working doors, replaced fixtures. A renovation changes the unit, with moved walls, a new kitchen layout or a new bathroom. We do make ready and turnover work, not renovation, and if a room needs more than repair we tell you at the walkthrough.

Should make ready crews be insured to work in occupied communities?

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Yes. Even in a vacant unit the crew uses halls, stairs and elevators next to occupied homes, and the coverage has to reach that too. Ours includes business liability and workers' compensation on every job. Many communities want the certificate on file at the office before a crew is let in, and we send it with the proposal, made out to whoever you name.

How do property managers approve extra repairs found in the middle of a turn?

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In writing, line by line. When we find damage the scope did not include, work on that item stops and you get a written change with its own price. Approve it and it joins the scope. Say no and the crew carries on with the approved lines only. Your file ends up with the original price and each change you said yes to.

Can a unit be turned in 48 hours for a waiting tenant?

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Only a light one, and we will not promise it before we have walked the unit. A unit that needs touch-ups, hardware and a door adjustment may fit in two days. One with patching in several rooms usually will not, because compound and primer need drying time that a bigger crew cannot shorten. Call with the move-in date and we plan backward from it and tell you whether the scope fits.

Can make ready repairs be finished before a Friday move in?

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That depends on the day you call and what the unit fails. Call as soon as the move-in is set. We walk the unit, price it in writing and plan backward from Friday. If the full list will not fit, we tell you which lines can be done by then and which can wait until after the renter is in.
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