Getting your family home ready to be a rental

[Roberta Marcos Marcos]

My husband and I are unexpectedly moving out of state so we are renting our home. We have lived in the property a year and a half and there are some small cosmetic “issues” we never fixed while living there.

-small spots where paint has fallen off

-pieces in window sill coming off

- door knobs looking a bit old

We were fine living like that but is that something we should fix before we rent the house? We are charging a very reasonable rent, not above market and we already got a lease signed within days of posting on Facebook. I want to a good landlord but I’m curious what others think, as this house was good enough for me but should I have higher standards for tenants?

Thank you!