Property Caretaker

About Your Role

This role keeps Data Airflow’s residential properties safe, functional, and well-maintained for their occupants. The Property Caretaker handles routine maintenance, landscaping, light house-systems troubleshooting, animal care where applicable, and move-related logistics across five assigned properties, following a recurring care schedule. The position requires hands-on skill, reliability, and the ability to manage a multi-site schedule with minimal supervision, with the opportunity to make an impact on one of the Best Places to Work in Idaho!

What You’ll Do

Maintenance & Repairs

Perform routine and minor repairs, including drywall patching, leaky fixtures, light bulbs, filters, and paint touch-ups, and logging all repairs.

Escalate issues beyond the caretaker’s scope, such as major electrical, plumbing, structural, or HVAC repairs, promptly to the property lead or a licensed contractor.

Maintain a basic inventory of common tools and supplies at each property.

Landscaping

Mow, trim, and edge lawns, and clear walkways, driveways, and entries of debris weekly during the growing season and bi-weekly in the off-season.

Complete seasonal yard work, including leaf removal, gutter clearing, mulching, and snow-removal prep.

Coordinate irrigation start-up and shutdown where applicable.

Animal Feeding & Care

Feed, water, and check on animals at assigned properties daily. Report any concerns to the property lead the same day.

Keep feeding areas, bedding, and enclosures clean and well-maintained.

House Systems & Inspections

Learn the basic operation of each property’s HVAC, water heater, electrical panel, and shut-off valves.

Complete a monthly systems check: test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, check HVAC filters, inspect the water heater, verify breaker panel labeling, and check for pest activity.

Walk every occupied unit weekly to check for leaks, HVAC operation, and tenant-reported issues, and inspect roofs, siding, fencing, and foundations quarterly.

Moving & Turnover Support

Move furniture, appliances, and occupant belongings between rooms or units during move-in, move-out, and turnover.

Set up and break down rooms ahead of incoming and outgoing occupants.

Assist with occasional deliveries and pickups of furnishings, supplies, and equipment.

Common Areas & Reporting

Take out trash and recycling, tidy shared living areas, and restock basic household supplies weekly.

Submit a monthly written status update for each property that covers completed tasks, open issues, and supply needs.

Required Qualifications:

Prior experience in property maintenance, facilities, landscaping, or a related hands-on trade required.

Comfort with power tools and willingness to learn property-specific systems.

Reliable transportation and willingness to travel between assigned properties.

Comfort working around and caring for animals (domestic & livestock).

Ability to lift and move heavy furniture and appliances and perform outdoor physical work in all seasons.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to report issues clearly and promptly to the property lead.

Self-directed, with the ability to manage a recurring schedule across multiple sites with minimal supervision.

High level of discretion, judgment, and professionalism.

Data Airflow is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer