Coin Operated Laundry In Massachusetts

[Mike Duran]

Hi BP,

    I'm looking for some coin operated machines for a few buildings in Chelsea and Lynn and I am not liking the online results I'm getting online(the cheaper machines have bad reviews and the ones with good reviews cost like $1,500.00 per machine). Does anyone have any suggestions?

[John Prunier]

@Mike Duran I have read other posts/articles where they say coin operated machines only make sense with 5+ units. I have smaller multi families so I am providing laundry hook ups. I don't want to deal with maintenance of the machines. Others may have differing opinions.

On a side note - I recently purchased a 3-family and each tenant had the washer/dryer in their unit, however, they are not set up properly. The washing machines are in the kitchen so the tenants put the hose to have the water drain down the kitchen sink, which is a disaster waiting to happen. Then only one of the dryers is vented outside. I am in the midst of installing the proper plumbing and electrical in the basement to provide hook ups for each tenant. Once it is complete I am planning on moving the current tenants' washers/dryers in the basement (laundry in the unit wasn't in the leases I inherited). 

Might be tricky as they have gotten used to laundry in their unit but it isn't set up legally (1 unit is currently vacant as I'm currently doing repairs and will put laundry hook ups in the basement in the lease - the other 2 units are on month to month leases). Does anyone have suggestions on how to have the current tenants move their laundry to the basement? Or should I allow it in their units until they move out?

John