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Apartment Turnover & Make-Ready Services
Unit turns for apartment buildings across Minneapolis, St. Paul and the Twin Cities suburbs. Vacant units back on the market in [5] business days, with a room-by-room photo report you can list from.
[5] daysStandard turn target
24 hrsScope & quote after walk
FlatPackages by unit size
Photo: freshly painted, empty 2-bedroom with new LVP
What’s included
One crew for the whole turn. No juggling five vendors.
Our techs handle repairs, paint and punch work in sequence, so trades never wait on each other and the unit is ready on the date we give you.
Walk-ups, 4–40 units Garden-style communities Mid-rise Scattered-site rentals
Included
- Move-out inspection with photos of every room
- Drywall patching and paint: walls, trim and doors
- Faucets, toilets, drains and caulk
- Outlet covers, fixtures, blinds and door hardware
- Appliance check and minor repairs
- Smoke and CO detectors tested or replaced
- Final walk-through and photo report
Quoted separately
- Full flooring replacement (plank and tile repairs are included)
- Cabinet and countertop replacement
- New appliances (we install owner-supplied units)
- Carpet cleaning and pest treatment (we coordinate your vendors)
- Lead abatement beyond lead-safe work practices
A standard turn, day by day
Keys back in [5] business days.
- Day 0Move-out walkWe photograph every room and send a scope and price within 24 hours.
- Day 1You approvePick a package or approve the line items. Anything over your NTE comes back to you first.
- Days 1–3Repairs and paintRepairs first, then patch and paint, sequenced so nothing gets redone.
- Day 4Clean and punchYour cleaning vendor or ours, then a punch-list pass on every room.
- Day 5Ready to listPhoto report and invoice, both tied to your work order number.
Turn packages
Flat rates by unit size, so budgets hold.
Final price is confirmed after the move-out walk. Materials at cost plus [X]%. Volume pricing for 10+ turns a year.
| Package | Studio / 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refresh | [$X] | [$X] | [$X] | Tenant of 1–2 years, light wear |
| Standard · most common | [$X] | [$X] | [$X] | Typical turn after a 2–4 year lease |
| Heavy | [$X]+ | [$X]+ | [$X]+ | Long tenancy or damage; quoted after walk |
Turn season · July–September
Reserve crew days before the August move-outs.
Send us your expected move-out list by June and we’ll block dedicated turn days for your portfolio.
Questions
What property managers want to know
Do you work with our cleaning and carpet vendors?
Yes. We schedule around them and build their visit into the timeline, or we can bring our own cleaning partner.
How do approvals and NTE limits work?
Give us a not-to-exceed amount with the work order, or approve the scope we send after the first visit. If we find anything that would push the cost past your limit, we stop and send photos and a price before doing it.
Is the building pre-1978? Do you follow lead-safe practices?
Yes. Red Hawk is an EPA lead-safe (RRP) certified firm. In buildings built before 1978 we contain the work area, minimize dust and clean and document to RRP standards, which matters in much of the Twin Cities’ older rental housing.
Can you take work orders straight from AppFolio or Buildium?
Yes. Assign us as a vendor or email the work order to our service inbox, and we reference your work order number on the closeout report and the invoice.
What if you find something bigger, like water damage behind a wall?
We document it with photos, make the area safe, and send you a separate scope and price. Because we are a licensed general contractor, we can handle the permitted repair ourselves instead of handing you off to someone new.
Have a building that needs attention?
Send a work order, request a project bid, or ask about a maintenance plan.
Emergency? Call [PHONE], 24/7.