Resilient property hacks

[David Floyd]

Looking for ideas on how to make rentals easy to maintain and resilient to tenant abuse.  Here are mine:

1. Texture walls and paint with semi-gloss ( I standardize on two colors) to make it easy to clean and touch up.
2. Use ball valves everywhere for plumbing.  Use threaded nipples for shutoffs so they can easily be replaced down the road.
3. Use hard waterproof surfaces whenever possible.  Tile, granite, vinyl plank flooring, etc.
4. No particleboard cabinets.  I use RTAs from Kitchen Cabinet Kings.
5. Flush hot water heater between tenants
6. Use drain enzyme to clean out drains between tenants to clean old plumbing lines.
7. Use a powdered boric acid based bug killer before tenants move in to keep bugs in check.
8. Use stainless steel and ceramic for sinks.  No cultured marble since it scratches easily.
9. LED lighting everywhere.
10. Use a dark grout and use a grout sealer like Boost.