Rental Property Investor · Phila, PA · Member since 2018 · 553 posts · 118 votes
- In your Lease, do you have a section discussing tenants responsibilities?
- Do you Paint and clean while the tenant lives there?
- the prospective tenant stated she would like for us to paint it, before she moves in.. the house was recently painted but it does have some minor wear, as any house would with the paint. I didn’t really know what to say, I agreed to paint 3 bedrooms over again...
What would you do? Thanks for the help again guys.
Rental Property Investor · Erie, PA · Member since 2018 · 6k+ posts · 9k+ votes
7y
Agree to nothing . Tell the tenants it is what it is . I have it listed right in my lease that by signing it they agree to the present condition of the unit . I would not be taking requests . If I did anything it would only be done to add value to the house or in an effort to get higher rent income
Rental Property Investor · Erie, PA · Member since 2018 · 6k+ posts · 9k+ votes
7y
Agree to nothing . Tell the tenants it is what it is . I have it listed right in my lease that by signing it they agree to the present condition of the unit . I would not be taking requests . If I did anything it would only be done to add value to the house or in an effort to get higher rent income
If you are happy with the condition and do not want to touch up a little tell her no and hope she moves along. Sounds like she may be a millennial snowflake you will be better off without as a tenant.
Investor · Portland, OR · Member since 2016 · 11 posts · 4 votes
7y
yes to tenant responsibilities in lease. Also, no way in hell would I clean and paint while a tenant is in residence. If this chick really wants to paint you can allow her to paint or pay for a gallon of paint or just tell her it's off the table as advised above. Definitely don't do it out of your pocket.
Real Estate Agent · Cupertino, CA · Member since 2016 · 4k+ posts · 1k+ votes
7y
That depends. You need your tenants feel comfortable so they wills stay. In our area often it is brand new kitchen, hardwood flooring, and newer bath. One time the tenants still want a new color painting on freshly new painted walls they were pointed to the front door to exit.
"Landlords break their backs most of the time ). It’s sad"
Your right but in many situations it is not necessary.You do not ever want to break your back bending over trying to kiss a tenants a**. Too many landlords allow their tenants to walk all over them out of fear.
Rental Property Investor · Phila, PA · Member since 2018 · 553 posts · 118 votes
7y
@Jerrad Shepherd
Omg this is so discriminatory! Your terrible!
Lol, just kidding. This is GENIUS and I love this idea.
However, people on BP will say it’s totally discriminatory, but you are fully allowed to select a tenant you feel is best qualified... alcoholics and drug dealers are usually something I feel as “ unqualified people “ haha.
Rental Property Investor · south Alabama · Member since 2018 · 121 posts · 88 votes
7y
About the only thing I do while the tenant is living there is to pressure wash the exterior once a year. Honestly I do that more for me than for the tenant.
- the prospective tenant stated she would like for us to paint it, before she moves in.. the house was recently painted but it does have some minor wear, as any house would with the paint. I didn’t really know what to say, I agreed to paint 3 bedrooms over again...
What would you do? Thanks for the help again guys.
Right there is your red flag. You're better off with vacancies rather than demanding Tenant, especially in the hood.
If it's cheap rental, you might get tons of prospects: just do your marketing better and you won't know what to do with all of them.
When this lady walk away, touch up your paint, make it look sexy, so you'd like to live there yourself.....but not on Tenants demand!
If you don't train your tenant from the first meeting, you'll regret later....big time
Investor · Milwaukee, WI · Member since 2017 · 44 posts · 69 votes
7y
@Cameron Riley I think this is a hard question to answer. You need to decide your own standards and stick with them. Personally, touching up the paint, at a minimum, is an expense I’ll incur at turnover so that prospective tenants see very clearly that I care about the property. I think that attracts better tenants. But others have a different calculation and there’s nothing wrong with that—you can make money both ways. If you’re cool with the paint, find a tenant that’s cool with the paint. There are plenty of people who will pay rent on time even if there’s old paint. The tenant that’s not cool with the paint will go find a place to rent that has fresh paint. But if you’ve already set your standard, don’t flail around, because that’s bad business.