I got this idea from someone I had lunch with a week ago.

 She has created an extra 'Room' in the property inspections and called it 'To-do'.  She added one attribute to this room.  Then when she does the property inspections she has an area which she can fill in in the inspection checklist details to write items that need to be done like maintenance issues.  These issues remain on file.  So she might add a comment which says 'Replace broken whatsit in the kitchen'.

Great idea.  Thinking outside the square.  Not surprisingly, she used to be a computer programmer.