Doors and Appliances for Rental

[Alex Juarez]

Hey BP! 

So I am going to need to replace two doors in a rental and wasn't sure if there were better places to get them from besides Home Depot or Lowes? 

I need to replace one interior door and one exterior (back door). I did research and found the steel is the budget friendly door, but comparing prices between steel and fiber glass on Home Depot, fiber glass doesn't seem that much more expensive. If I'm understanding it correctly, fiberglass doors are better than steel, but I don't know why? Is that true, and could someone explain why? The difference in costs for the door I'm considering is about $40, so I'm thinking about just going the fiberglass route for the exterior since it's supposed to be better. 

As for the interior, does it really matter what kind of door I get as long as it looks nice? 

If there's a brand or type of door yall could recommend I would really appreciate it. 

Also, for the appliances, do yall know of a better place to shop for them than Home Depot or Lowes? I was thinking about just looking through craigslist to see what I could find for cheap. I really just need a washer, dryer and microwave. Has anyone gone the craigslist route? 

Thanks!

Alex

[Pat L.]

Originally posted by @Alex Juarez:

@Michael Dang thanks! yea I plan on visiting a few this Saturday. I tried their website, but it doesn't really have much information as far as what they have in inventory. 

@Pat L. the doors look nice, but $25 for a nice looking microwave! That's awesome! I didn't even think to look for open box type items. Will definitely shop around for those as well. 

Thanks guy!

Alex

BUT I had to get the back support plate $11, turntable coupler $4.75, bolts $11.61 & push out a dent in the side. But it was great deal. That Burgundy door was apparently originally $1100  & I picked up a $475 full glass Pella storm door with the $85 lock mechanism for $55 (no damage) & we installed that outside the Burgundy door.