New tenants were wondering if they could replace it in the future. I am going with vinyl plank next time, and hoping they don't split at the seams or get too many ugly scratches.
Just me, but I do not replace anything in my rentals until it is broken. With carpet...I shampoo and steam clean it time after time after time...then when you think its destroyed...I dye it for $150...looks new....then the cycle starts over again...shampoo and steam cleaning at each turnover....finally after it has been reduced to basically indoor/outdoor carpet thickness....I replace it with the cheapest carpet I can possibly find...usually about .69 cents labor and materials. Then the process starts over again....
Just me, but I do not replace anything in my rentals until it is broken. With carpet...I shampoo and steam clean it time after time after time...then when you think its destroyed...I dye it for $150...looks new....then the cycle starts over again...shampoo and steam cleaning at each turnover....finally after it has been reduced to basically indoor/outdoor carpet thickness....I replace it with the cheapest carpet I can possibly find...usually about .69 cents labor and materials. Then the process starts over again....
@Mike Franco From the photos, the carpet looks fine and I wouldn't replace it. When it is time to replace them, look at alternatives that might last longer, be lower maintenance and still be cost effective.
Mark, these were the cheap carpets you're talking about. They still have pile height, but the traffic areas have 'clumped' fibers, instead of those individual fibers you see on new carpet.
It's always when the house is vacant that tenants notice these things. Once the furniture is moved in and they're wearing down the carpet with their dirty shoes, they seem to forget about carpet issues.