Financial institutions rely on centralized banking systems to manage transactions and maintain security standards, safeguarding the integrity of financial operations. Centralized power plants distribute electricity across vast regions, ensuring a consistent and reliable energy supply to countless homes and businesses. Even social media platforms centralize user data and content for seamless global experiences. But centralizing maintenance, is that even possible, and if so, how do property managers go about it?
You absolutely can, and it all starts with the right technology.
It’s easy to transform property maintenance when consolidating requests, tasks, and processes into a centralized platform. Creating a robust framework to enter, track, assign, and organize work orders for all assets simplifies routine tasks and helps standardize practices across entire portfolios. You’ll also empower teams to complete maintenance task inputs remotely, improve communication, and deliver exceptional guest experiences in just a few simple steps.
By harnessing the power of centralization and automation, you’ll be well on your way to unlocking property maintenance benefits like those below!
Maintenance Requests
Minor repairs like leaky faucets and broken light fixtures won’t necessarily ruin your day, but what if the problems are more extensive and happen simultaneously? How about if you’re managing multiple properties in different locations—what’s your system for tackling maintenance requests then?
Having the right tools in place can make all the difference. Centralized maintenance provides a streamlined approach, offering a foolproof process to submit, manage, distribute, and track maintenance requests. Ensuring tasks are completed efficiently, safely, and to the highest standards, this approach offers fast resolution, refining operations for optimal performance.
When a guest or resident has a broken appliance, a clogged drain, or a running toilet, they simply submit a request through a digital portal. That request is logged, categorized, and passed onto maintenance teams in the same platform. The user-friendly interface offers transparency and the simple, proactive approach results in happier guests and residents.
Work Order Generation
Once a maintenance request is received, it’s quick and easy to generate automated work orders and assign them to the appropriate maintenance personnel. Whether dealing with repairs, emergencies, or follow-up service calls, your maintenance staff will appreciate having all the information they need while in the field. Powerful automation tools track the process, send periodic updates, and follow progress through to completion. All relevant information, including before and after photos, is consolidated in a centralized repository, minimizing downtime and reducing expenses.
You can also automate routine inspection reminders to help identify outdated equipment, parts, and other potential problems. By scheduling notifications, utilizing digital checklists, and generating reports, you’ll be well on your way to maintaining optimum operational levels and reducing energy consumption, which is invaluable when every dollar counts.
Communication
You may already know that your communication system is due for an upgrade. Does your team respond quickly to service requests, or are they overtasked and rushing from one fire to another? Do you regularly get calls from guests or residents asking if you resolved their issue? Do your maintenance teams need clarification about service requests? If this sounds familiar, it might be time for an overhaul.
Centralized maintenance incorporates a unified communication system that can expedite processes in ways you might not have imagined. Aside from notifying guests and residents that you’ve received their maintenance requests, you can update them regularly, schedule repair times, and follow up to ensure resolution. You can also alert guests and residents about routine maintenance and communicate easily with maintenance teams, vendors, and support staff so everyone is in the loop. This improved communication guarantees swift responses, fostering trust with residents and guests.
Vendor Management
Have you ever submitted a maintenance request only to find someone else on your team addressed the problem? Have you ever missed scheduling routine maintenance or overlooked a vendor payment? It’s easy to see how things can slip through the cracks, especially during peak season when you’re just trying to stay afloat. Even if you have an in-house maintenance team, you’ll likely outsource occasionally, and you may have already found that some experiences are better than others. Maybe the last time you had an issue, the work took too long, or you weren’t happy with the end product. Maybe it cost too much, but since you were in a bind, you paid it just to make your guest or resident happy.
Researching reliable and qualified suppliers, getting quotes, negotiating contracts, and evaluating performance takes time, but a trustworthy electrician or plumber can be a deal breaker, particularly in emergencies. Developing strong partnerships with key vendors is critical to property management, ensuring a seamless experience for everyone involved. Once you’ve created your list of suppliers and service providers, centralized maintenance helps store everything in one place.
Log all points of contact, track expenses, maintain historical data, facilitate payments, and more, all from one centralized location. No need to manually track information or follow a paper trail; with automation, everything flows effortlessly, ensuring efficiency and accuracy. You’ll quickly see how easy it is to minimize the possibility of mistakes and delays that often result in additional expenses and deliver transparency in all interactions!
Centralized Maintenance with BeHome247
As your business expands, keeping pace by continuously enhancing your tech stack is paramount. Centralizing maintenance not only assures long-term cost savings but also results in faster response times and substantially reduces downtime. This modernized approach ensures you’re not only growing but thriving in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Ready to centralize your maintenance with BeHome247? Schedule a demo today and check out our Resources Hub for additional property management tips!
