what renovations make the most sense for your rentals

[Steven Maduro]

I have a duplex built in the 50's I noticed that a similar duplex down the street was for sale and upon viewing the pictures I noticed it had a washer dryer hook up stuck in the utility closet
the owner moved the hot water heater to the left and and expanded the space
I decided to do something similar in my units

I actually used one of the hall closets there are two in the unit one near the kitchen and one outside the bedrooms

I decided to use the one nearest the kitchen and ran plumbing and electrical to the closet widened the opening to accept a stack washer and dryer and installed vent holes and duct work to remove the lint.
from the dryer

of all the things I did in my unit
from tiling to new lighting and laminate flooring over carpet

prospective tenants seem to appreciate the washer dryer hook up the most
I think a close second is the laminate flooring but I wont know until it is all down and I have my first looks.

this is probably old news to you veterans out there about converting a closet into a washer dryer room

but I am a newbie and just happened to stumble upon this idea when I saw my neighbors house otherwise I may never had had the inclination to do it.