I like my tenants to think I am frugal so they won't be having rich tastes when they want a new fridge or fancy landscaping.

The one thing I started doing two years ago is stocking the fridge with bottled water, the freezer with two pizzas, a custom pizza cutter with my contact information on it and a roll of paper towels.

All rooms and garage are completely empty except for food in fridge and cleaning supplies in kitchen, and in living room some bags of stuff, boxes of stuff and a suitcase.

I've had luck on my rehabs, with similar ARV's, without putting in fridges. 

It'll cost a couple of bucks and take a few minutes.Again, I'd drop some Combat Gel into the holes and place some behind the range, behind the fridge, and, if they don't have kids or pets, under the kitchen sink.Then I'd tell them that the house doesn't have roaches, but I'd done a fresh roach treatment just in case one wandered in from the street.My rental agreement says that the house has been treated for pests before the tenant moved in and that the tenant is responsible for bugs and vermin after they move in.

He doesn't even put in a fridge, just the stove.This is not slum lording either because he has long term tenants in all his properties.

The cost for the cabinets, counters, fridge and stove all came to appx $1100.

My wife used to take the loppers and trim some nice pine boughs to put around the house just before showing as well as keep some gingerbread and other cookie dough in the fridge.

I have had a few properties (in lending) with the in-law quarters, usually a nice add as they are in demand.I'd say, now that I think of it, that if one has a large finished basement with bedrooms down, adding that efficiency kitchen would be an excellent improvement as they came in higher here than the cost of putting in some cabinets, a spot for a stove a fridge.

This week we heard that Zeus can now literally open the fridge & goes shopping.Good luck you are certainly in for some interesting times!!