# #479: These Maintenance Mistakes KILL Rental Cash Flow

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Podcast: [Real Estate Investing with Coach Carson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-investing-with-coach-carson-240587)
Published: 2026-03-16T09:00:00+00:00
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⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom → https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-ep479 ⚒️Get my FREE maintenance checklist for rentals → https://www.coachcarson.com/checklist-479-YT -------------------------- ▶️ Next Episode: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/280-21-commonly-forgotten-maintenance-tasks-for-rental/id1448707654?i=1000601812353 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vZFFyNH1sbRZWfTwLTtIn?si=76fec47fa1204381 -------------------------- EPISODE NOTES: (0:00) - What's killing your cash flow? (0:58) - Why you shouldn't ignore maintenance (10:35) - Ways to manage maintenance systems (16:00) - Free maintenance checklist (21:17) - Have a system inventory (27:53) - Expected life for appliances (30:15) - Forecasting the "big costs" (33:35) - Your money reservoir for repairs (38:49) - Comparing price vs value (46:50) - 21 Things to Pay Attention to as a landlord 📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/maintenancemistakes/ 🔗 Connect with Matt: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumberjack_landlord/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LumberjackLandlord Matt's Course: https://www.lumberjacklandlord.com -------------------------- 💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan 🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant 📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine-pod

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