A shared laundry room can seem like a simple revenue-generating amenity for property managers and residential building owners. All it takes is a few washers and dryers, a payment system, then set it and forget it, right?
Laundry rooms can quickly become a major source of operational headaches that can lead to further expenses and a growing list of tenant complaints if issues aren’t dealt with in a timely manner.
Self-managing a laundry room can seem like an easy thing, but when you’re handling it yourself, the responsibilities are on you; to handle the repairs/maintenance calls, payment issues, resupplies, and coordinating with vendors, all of which take time and focus.
When you’re responsible for managing your laundry room, it could end up costing you money instead of generating revenue.
The Stress of Self-Managing a Laundry Room
When a machine breaks down, you’re the one that gets the call. From there, you’ll have to coordinate with a technician to diagnose the issue, conduct the repairs, and potentially find a replacement part (which is increasingly difficult for older machines).
You’ll also need to issue refunds if the payment system malfunctions, as well as handle the communication for when machines are down or being repaired. You’re also responsible for dealing with the collections, managing the payment systems, and continue monitoring the performance of the machines to detect potential issues that may require service.
These tasks can add up and not only take up your time, but lead to increasing costs.
Laundry Should Be a Helpful Amenity, Not a 2nd Job
If you manage an apartment building, you already have plenty of responsibilities to oversee. Having a laundry room that you manage can be a helpful amenity that adds revenue, but if it requires constant attention, not only will it end up costing more to maintain, but it will also take your focus away from other important duties.
Managed laundry room services can take on the responsibility. They’ll handle the needs of your laundry room and schedule/coordinate maintenance and repairs. When a professional laundry provider manages your laundry room, you gain revenue from it.
Get Upgraded Equipment Without the Upgraded Cost
Part of managing your own laundry room is knowing when machines need to be replaced with newer machines. This can lead to a surge in costs that may not see a return on investment for some time.
When you partner with managed laundry room services, they install upgraded machines at no additional cost to you. When it’s time for preventative maintenance or emergency repairs, they’ll send technicians to your building to handle it at no cost! All service, repairs, parts, and maintenance are included in the contract with no additional cost to the property.
Make Your Laundry Room Work for You
Managing your laundry room has many more responsibilities than you’d think, but enlisting the help of apartment laundry solutions from Automatic Industries can take most of those off your plate.
We rent space in your building and design/build out the room. We use efficient machines that don’t put much burden on utilities. We manage the payments with an app that makes it easy for residents to use and add funds. You can simply rest easy knowing that your laundry room is in good hands while you focus on other important factors with the building.
Interested in generating regular revenue from your laundry room? Let Automatic Industries help!