Increase Occupancy (Smartly) Each month you have a vacant unit sitting you lose about 8.3% of the potential yearly revenue from that unit, which means that every month it sets vacant it starts to add up quickly. As soon as you find out that you will be having a vacant unit you need to do a market survey to confirm the current market rate on your unit. Have your lead maintenance person who does your final walk through prepare the list of repairs/maintenance issues (if any), as