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Brian W.
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What potential breakables do you remove from a property prior to renting it?

Brian W.
  • Peachtree City, GA
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This question and thread was born out of some very good advice concerning "eliminations" Scott W. and David Krulac gave in another thread.

What things do you "eliminate" or remove from a home before renting it in an effort to lower the number of breakables in and on a house?

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Rob K.
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Rob K.
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Things I remove:

Garbage disposal, ceiling fans, kitchen faucet sprayer, all electric in a detached garage, most of the electric in an unfinished basement, humidifiers, locks on interiors doors (teach the kids how to knock), door bells, shower doors, showerhead on a hose, flouresent shop lights

Things I add:

Door stoppers, motion lights (in a rough area), deadbolts to exterior doors

Things I replace:

Gate valves replaced with ball valves
Old houses that have a "barrel trap" on the tub get replaced with a P trap
Any plumbing repairs are redone in PEX, even if the rest of the plumbing is copper or galvanized

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