Vacancy is the silent line item: at a $1,700 rent, a vacant unit burns about $56 every single day. A two-week turn plus a week of showing gaps costs more than a month of property management fees, and none of it shows up on an invoice.
Where the days actually go: waiting to walk the unit after move-out (1-3 days), sequencing four separate vendors with gaps between each (3-7 days), re-cleaning after a late trade (1-2 days), and listing only after everything is done instead of photographing the moment the unit is ready (2-4 days). The work itself, on a routine unit, is about 3 days of labor.
The playbook: pre-walk the unit before move-out when the lease allows, so scope and materials are ready on day zero. Run the turn as one sequenced work order, junk, repairs, paint, clean, in 5 business days. Photograph at listing standard the day the turn completes and list immediately. Pre-schedule the rekey so showings can start the same day. For student and seasonal markets, book the turn window months ahead, August slots do not exist in August.
Single-vendor turns exist to eliminate exactly the coordination days above. See how long a turn should take, the cost guide, or get a written quote in 24 hours.