All Forum Posts by: Mindy Bowden

Thanks for all the advice! I intend to either fix it or replace it. I don't typically buy refrigerators with ice makers for my units, but the refrigerator was already there when I purchased the place so it didn't make sense to get rid of a working fridge.

I hadn't realized the ice maker wasn't working when they moved in. When the previous tenants moved in, it was working. They just vacated and a new set of tenants just moved in a week ago. In between the two, I forgot to test the ice maker so hadn't realized it wasn't working or I would've fixed it prior to them moving in. 

@Matt R. - thanks so much for the tip/explanation! That was really helpful!

My tenant just informed me that the ice maker on the refrigerator does not work. Obviously, using ice trays can solve that problem. Everything else about the refrigerator works. The fridge is older so I'm not sure it's worth spending possibly hundreds of dollars to fix that function, but at the same time, buying a new fridge isn't cheap either. Am I obligated to provide my tenant a fridge with a working ice maker if that's what they expected moving in?

I'm not sure what the pipes are made of, but the property was built in 2003. Based on all of your feedback, it sounds like it's something that's at least worth investigating.

I got an offer from a utility company for one of my rental properties to purchase insurance for the exterior water line service for $4.95/month. Is it worth it or am I better off just saving that money? What is the likelihood of something happening to that line?

Thanks, everyone, for all your feedback! It was really helpful.

@Tom Cotter, thanks! I didn’t know that about LVP in regards to stairs.

@Account Closed, if I did carpet upstairs, I'd do it on the stairs as well. Otherwise, it's a lot of different types of flooring going on, making the place look pieced together. 

Another option I'm considering would be to put back carpet in the bedrooms, but LVP the stairs and the upstairs loft area. Thoughts?

Thanks for all the input! Any particular LVP brands you all like?

I have a rental that has a first floor master and the secondary bedrooms and a loft area upstairs. The first floor currently has hardwood floors and the stairway and upstairs are carpet. The carpet will most likely need to be replaced when my tenants move out. Would you replace the carpet with new carpet or LVP? I'm leaning towards LVP due to it being low maintenance, but do people find LVP upstairs to be a turn off? The property is a B class property. It's important to me to be able to attract good tenants as well as maintain property value even if the material might cost a little more. TIA for any opinions!