Is it wrong to convince tenants to do house maintenance?

[Hunter McDonald]

When I was still renting from other people I had a landlord that would always seem to find a way to convince us to do repairs around the house ourselves, such as fixing a toilet or the washing machine. He was a pretty chill guy and I had two other roommates who couldn't stand it when we'd be on the phone with him troubleshooting the water heater or some other appliance and we would inevitably be fixing it for him while he talked us through it. Looking back it seemed pretty smart since he didn't even have to hire anyone or leave his house and we got what we need and even learned a few new things. I've sort of applied this strategy to my own rental property as a newbie investor and it seems fine but I don't feel like it would work for everyone. Any thoughts from the pros on BP? Thank you kindly and Happy Holidays.

[Dennis M.]

This sounds great in theory . The problem of coarse is that most tenants Have the IQ of a pastrami sandwich and they are almost always extremely lazy .. that makes for a deadly combination