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Rental unit wear and tear

Benjamin Sures
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Howdy BPer's,

My wife and I just finished hosting our first tenants in our MTR.  Really nice folks, however there was some very minor areas of abuse that we noticed; missing sheet, pen stain on the comforter.  

How nit picky do y'all get with things like this?   Should I have them pay for these items?  I feel like big ticket things, say something over $200, that break are expected to be reimbursed, but want to know what you're doing?

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Allen Duan
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This sounds very normal for a MTR stay. Just deduct it from the deposit and move on. I don't think that's nit picky at all. No reason for you to eat the cost.


Do you use an inventory software?  And is there verbiage in your contract about current replacement costs?  I bought most of my MTR material Black Friday 2022 and today's price is higher, of course.
We have checklists set up in Breezeway. No item costs detailed ahead of time, we just provide receipts for replacement items if needed. It doesn’t matter what you paid for the items, it’s the replacement cost that you would use.
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