Shower Doors or shower curtains

[Devin E.]

Good afternoon BP,

Im curious as to what other investors prefer, i like the shower door because i think it does a better job of containing the water and keeping it off the floor and wall outside the shower. But the shower curtain is slightly cheaper and all i have to provide is the shower rod and the tenant usually buys their own curtain. it allows them to decorate the bathroom and give it their own style. I'm trying to decide what is better in the long run for the property as a whole and what will save me more money in the long run. 

thank you 

[Jen Faulkner]

I prefer shower curtains.  Tenants--even good ones--don't really take the care to keep doors clean.  When it's time for a new tenant, it's much easier to throw out the curtain and put up a new one.  If you've got doors, you either spend your time cleaning it, or you spend money to hire someone to clean it, or you take money out of the tenant's deposit because they didn't do a good enough job cleaning it.  None of those are favorable scenarios.  Curtains all the way.   :)