Anyone else find move-in / move-out inspections a pain to keep organized? Saw a thread recently where people asked what software to use and almost everyone said RentCheck. Makes sense, but I figure a lot of smaller PMs would rather not pay for one more app. Been thinking about a simple way to do it with tools most of you already have (should be around $20 a month, maybe less): 1. Build a Google Form for the inspection. One section per room, each with a condition pick (good / fair / damaged), a spot for notes and a photo upload. 2. Whoever does the walkthrough fills it out on their phone. The photos save to Google Drive on their own and every answer drops into a Google Sheet. 3. Hook the Sheet up to Make.com (the free plan covers it). Each inspection becomes a PDF with the photos that gets emailed to the tenant and the owner. 4. At move-out, run the same form. The report lines up the move-in and move-out photos room by room, so any deposit deduction comes with proof. Curious what you all use right now? Hope this helps someone 🙏 and happy to walk anyone through it. Thanks!

Hi everyone! I'm Rosemary. I own and self-manage short-term rental properties across California and Puerto Rico, after firing a property manager who I realized was prioritizing their own units over mine. Since then I've been running everything with AI tools and one virtual assistant, and it's completely changed the numbers for me. That shift also led me to start a small community for STR owners navigating the same self-managing learning curve, which has been a fun project alongside the properties themselves. Looking forward to learning from everyone here, especially curious how the long-term rental side of property management compares to what I've experienced on the STR end.