Installing and Maintaining Gutters

[Kyle Myers]

BP landlord experts I need your advice,

I'm in the process of closing on a turnkey and they've been awesome ensuring everything on the inspection is fixed before we close.  However, the inspector mentioned that he "recommended" installing gutters on the back of the house, and this is the only thing the turnkey company didn't agree with.  Their rationale is that older (built in 1962) houses were designed without gutters so there isn't the big need for them.  Further, the added cost of maintaining them and the risk of making your tenant get on a ladder to maintain them is not worth it.  My concern is erosion of the siding, the lawn, and possibly the foundation. Thoughts?

-Kyle