Single Family Rental with Wheelchair Ramp

[Tom McQuinn]

I have been out of the landlord business for a VERY long time.  I now have a single family house that I'm going to rent.  It has an ADA compliant ramp built into the garage.  It turned a 2 car garage into a 1 car garage, but a person can pull a car into the garage, shut the garage door, and still easily get up the ramp.  My plan is to move the washer & dryer from the basement to the 1st floor (a trivial plumbing job), and find someone, maybe from the country, to show me what needs to be changed in the kitchen and bathroom to make the place really accessible.

My other option is to remove the ramp and make it a 2 car garage again.  I'm going to try making it a handicapped rental first.  Has anyone ever done something like this?  My goal is just to get a stable tenant, long term if possible, who doesn't trash the place.