Hot tub in rental home?

[Katie Stone]

Hi All,

The home we just purchased for a rental has a beautiful "hot tub room" made of cedar, sky lights, with a double door out to the deck.  It came with a hot tub that is about 4 years old and works.  My first thought is "I don't want a hot tub in a rental!!!" so I listed the hot tub to sell, but haven't had any bites.  And, to have it removed, we will have to take the double door off (no big deal) and have a crane lift it out over the garage and roof to get it to the driveway (bigger deal).  The hot tub company offered to buy it for $750 with the removal (they said it is worth $2800-$3000, and I have it listed for $1800).   Since I have had no bites, would any of you ever consider LEAVING it in the rental?  My concerns are 1) upkeep, and 2) liability.  The room could be marketed as a "sunroom" or a "playroom" or an "office space".  HELP! I don't know why the photo is sideways :/

[Andrew Johnson]

Katie Stone Take the offer from the hot tub company. They (hopefully) do this for a living and no how to easily extract hot tubs. Would you really want me and two college buddies, and the obligatory "friend with a truck" trying to figure it out ourselves? It just sounds like a bad idea to me. Or, more accurately, a way to get some ancillary unintended damage to the home your just bought 🤷🏻‍♂️