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Maintenance costs

Understanding the maintenance markup in Brampton

Repairs are the least predictable line in any statement, and the markup on contractor invoices is where two identical-looking agreements diverge most. This sets out the ranges and the clauses worth reading twice.

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  • markup range stated
  • invoices passed through
  • ranges, not a fixed quote
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Where the money goes

Markup, coordination, inspections

Maintenance coordination markup runs 10% to 20% on contractor invoices in published schedules. It pays for triage, dispatch, vendor access, follow-up and checking that the work was actually completed.

An uncapped maintenance markup is the clause to question. A percentage with no ceiling scales with the size of the repair, which rewards the expensive fix rather than the cheap preventative one.

Inspection fees of $75 to $250 per visit cover move-in, move-out and annual interior visits. What each records is on inspections, with maintenance and turnovers alongside.

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A two storey detached brick house at the end of its own driveway, for maintenance markup in Brampton
A three storey brick apartment block around an open grass courtyard, for maintenance markup in Brampton

What a repair costs

How one Brampton invoice adds up, four steps

  1. Request and triage

    Reported, then sorted by urgency and risk of further damage rather than arrival order.

  2. Contractor attends

    The trade invoices its own rate, and that invoice should be passed through to you.

  3. Coordination markup

    Ten to twenty percent applied on top, covering dispatch, access and follow-up.

  4. It reaches the statement

    Itemised on the month-end statement with the invoice available behind it.

Turnover and prevention

The make-ready nobody budgets

Turnover maintenance is the cluster between tenancies: turnover cleaning, paint, minor repairs and the make-ready work that gets a unit photographable. It recurs with every move-out rather than randomly.

Preventative spending is what keeps that bill small. A photo-documented inspection that catches a slow leak turns a floor replacement back into a plumber and a washer, which is the whole argument for the visits.

These are example ranges and pricing depends on the property, its age and its condition. See management fees, how invoices reach you, and how tenants report.

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10-20% invoice markup
$75-250 per inspection
3 inspections a year

Cost pages

The other Brampton management costs

Each one broken out separately.

Management Fees

What the monthly fee covers before repairs.

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Placement Fees

Turnover repairs against the letting fee.

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Eviction Costs

Damage claims and what recovering them costs.

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Rental Income Estimate

The rent repairs are taken out of.

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Repairs, answered

Brampton maintenance markup questions

The questions owners ask about repairs.

Ten to twenty percent on contractor invoices in published schedules. It pays for triage, dispatch, vendor access and follow-up, and these are typical ranges rather than quotes.
A percentage with no ceiling, so the charge scales with the size of the repair. It rewards the expensive fix over the cheap preventative one, and it is worth questioning before signing.
You should. A contractor invoice passed through in full, with the coordination charge shown separately, is the only arrangement where you can see what the work itself actually cost.
Move-in, move-out and annual interior visits, at $75 to $250 each in published schedules. They are photo-documented, which is what makes a later damage claim defensible.
Yes, and most owners do. Below the limit work proceeds so repairs are not delayed; above it, you are called first. Setting it sensibly is the single most useful clause you control.
Only if the contractor charges one, and it appears on their invoice rather than as a separate line from us. Nothing is added for arranging the visit.

Client reviews

What Brampton owners and tenants say

★★★★★ 4.9 · 127 reviews on Google
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★★★★★

The maintenance markup is printed on every invoice next to the contractor's own bill. I can see exactly what I paid for coordination.

Ian M.
Brampton
★★★★★

They set a spending limit above which they call me first. It has been respected on every repair over two years.

Leah K.
Toronto
★★★★★

A furnace repair came in under the estimate because they had the contractor quote it twice. The saving showed on my statement.

Nadia N.
Brampton
★★★★

Repair invoices are attached to the monthly statement, so I never wonder what a line item was for.

Cole A.
Mississauga

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Repair budgeting

Ask how Brampton markup works before you sign

Figures are example ranges. We will show you the markup, the inspection fees and where your approval limit sits.

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Invoices passed through · Markup shown separately · Limit you set