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INSPECTION SAVINGS PLAN Prepared for you · October 2026

is hiding in your inspection process.

Here's where it is, and how to start getting it back this week.
Based on doors and inspections per door a year · inspections
Hire an outside inspector
About $130 each, the average for outside inspectors
Your team inspects in person
About 2 hours each, at $50 an hour with driving and gas
Residents inspect, your team reviews
About 15 minutes of your team's review each
+
saved vs. your team
+
saved vs. outside inspectors
+
staff hours back each year
Send your first inspections today
Free for 14 days. Plenty of time to send, get them back and fix what they find.
THE PLAYBOOK

Your first resident-led inspections, in 3 steps. Free to start.

Start with the homes most likely to have a problem. Every home gets the same inspection and the same report.
1
TODAY
Pick your homes
2
THIS WEEK
Send a periodic inspection
3
NEXT WEEK
Review and fix what they find
✓ All 3 steps fit inside your 14-day free trial
1
TODAY

Pick your homes

Choose 10–20 homes most likely to be hiding something. Start with:
✓ Not seen in 9+ months✓ No work orders this year
PROOF IT WORKS
3 in 6
homes not inspected in 9+ months had critical maintenance waiting
Monte Vista Properties (~500 doors) stopped checking homes where tenants paid on time. One turned out to be a grow operation, and about $50,000 in fines.
2
THIS WEEK

Send a periodic inspection

Use the standard periodic template. Residents get a text and an email, and reminders do the chasing.
RC
RentCheck ›
Text Message · Today 9:41 AM
RentCheck: Monte Vista Properties has invited you to complete a Periodic inspection.
Inspection due date: .
Invite code: 7KD2QX.
You can complete the inspection in your own time and we'll guide you through it every step of the way. To get started, visit https://rentcheck.app.link/app
PROOF IT WORKS
80%
of residents complete the inspections they're sent
90%+
once the inspection is written into the lease
4.8★
from 19K resident ratings
"I like this a lot better than the guy that was coming in to inspect!"
A RentCheck resident
3
NEXT WEEK

Review and fix what they find

Approve each report or send it back for changes. Flag maintenance issues and send them straight to your PMS as work orders.
123 Oak St · Apt 2BApproved
48 Elm AveLeak under sink → work order
Work orders go straight to
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The bonus: when a resident moves out, you'll already have a signed record to compare against.
PROOF IT WORKS
1 in 4
inspections become a work order
32 hrs
saved every month at Whole PM (200 units)
"It's very easy to compare the move in report with the move out report. Easy to show support charges against the resident deposits."
Tina King, Windermere Property Management
THREE WAYS TO START
Do it yourself
The best way: pick 10–20 unseen homes and send the periodic today. About 15 minutes, free for 14 days.
Start free
We'll set it up with you
Book a call. We'll pick the homes and send the first batch with you.
Book a call
Not ready yet?
Send one to yourself first and see exactly what residents get.
Send one to yourself
YAssigned to you Test run
Routine · Your own home
Walk it like a resident would.
Start Inspection
Already started? Log in
WHAT WE FOUND

What 85,000 resident inspections tell us about teams your size.

01
$100
$13
+$88 saved
on every inspection a resident does instead of your team.
About 2 hours per in-person inspection, including driving, vs. about 15 minutes of review, at $50 an hour. RentCheck customer data.
02
3 in 6
homes not inspected in 9+ months had critical maintenance that needed to be fixed right away.
Damage that was getting worse, or a safety issue.
From RentCheck home health checks run by a large single-family rental operator on homes not inspected in 9+ months.
03
Started100
Finished96
96%
of residents who start an inspection finish it. RentCheck reminders do the chasing.
72,950 resident inspections started, RentCheck customers with 100–749 doors, Oct 2025–Oct 2026. Pulled Oct 16, 2026.
04 · YOUR TEAM'S TIME
+ hrs
back every year. That's .
Time your team spends growing the business instead of driving to homes.
Monte Vista Properties
FROM A TEAM YOUR SIZE · ~500 DOORS
A tenant who always paid on time. Behind the door: a grow operation, and about $50,000 in fines.
Monte Vista Properties moved to resident-led inspections and now covers every home without staff travel.
Read the story →
Grow operation found during an inspection
TEAMS LIKE YOURS

Property managers your size, and their residents, agree.

Whole Property Management
WHOLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT · DENVER · 200 UNITS
89%
completion rate
32 hrs
saved every month
"Our homeowners love getting a thorough inspection with photos of their property, and our residents are empowered to take control over their security deposit."
Jess Giles, Whole PM
★★★★★
WHAT RESIDENTS SAY
Download on the App Store
4.8
App Store · 14K ratings
Get it on Google Play
4.8
Google Play · 5.1K ratings
"It was great not to have to schedule an inspection. Easy to use but super detailed!"
A RentCheck resident
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Figures come from RentCheck data for customers with 100–749 doors, Oct 2025–Oct 2026, unless noted. In-person costs use about 2 hours per inspection at $50 an hour including driving, and $130 on average for an outside inspector. Your results will vary.
Monte Vista Properties' story is from their published RentCheck case study.
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