Rental season: the procedures

Rental season is the stretch of back-to-back bookings when small drips, sand and worn toilet parts turn into big bills if nobody checks between guests.

These four procedures fit into turnover days. None needs a plumber unless something you find points to one. The turnover check takes about 20 minutes and catches most problems before the next family walks in.

Busy summer beach in front of a row of Victorian houses in Cape May. Photograph; licence and author on Picture credits.