The Landlord's Case for Preventive Maintenance: What the Research Actually Shows

Most landlords know preventive maintenance is a good idea in the same vague way they know they should exercise more. The logic is obvious. The follow-through is inconsistent. And the real cost of not doing it tends to show up quietly — in the emergency HVAC call in January, the burst pipe in February, the tenant who didn't renew because nothing ever got fixed on time.