What furnishings to provide?

[Andrew S.]

Hey BP, 

I have just finished renovating my first duplex house hack and the other half is under a lease and will be rented soon.  I'm curious on what home furnishings I should provide and what to expect of the tenant?

-Microwave - unsure if I should provide this or not

-Floor mat for inside the front door - Montana winters

-Rubber shoe tray - Montana winters.

-Broom - providing will encourage more often cleaning hopefully

-Swiffer - apartment is all Vinyl plank or vinyl tile, providing will encourage more often cleaning hopefully

-Kitchen garbage can - unsure if I should provide this or not

Thanks,

Andrew

[Christopher Brainard]

Hi @Andrew S.

Typically, we only provide items which are fixtures in our rentals, these are things that are permanently attached to the house. With that context, we do provide microwaves, we would not provide any of the other items. While the other items seem like they may make sense and encourage the tenant to do what you want, buying a broom for a tenant isn't going to make them clean more. A strong lease and good screening criteria will ensure a quality tenant.)

-Christopher