More leases end in the warm months than in any other stretch. That is not a surprise, and it should not be treated as one. The work is to see the calendar in January, not in May.
Notice, early
We ask residents about renewal with enough time to price, to paint, to list. A yes is a quiet summer. A no is a project with a date.
Overlap
The last resident is leaving; the next one wants to see it. We can do both if the house is kept in a state that can be shown. That is a standard, not a miracle.
The temptation to wait
Hoping a resident will change their mind is not a plan. We would rather have the honest no and a listing than a maybe that eats three weeks.