I'd have it facing the dining room table (so when you are washing dishes you are looking into the dining room). 

@Dale Miller would you come back 4 different times to accommodate 4 different tenants who didn't do the dishes in the sink or pick their dirty clothes up off the floor. 

If it's breaking down or not cleaning the dishes well because, I dunno - let's say the tenant has never cleaned the drain of debris since they moved in 2 years ago - well that's on them. 

Hello,I am vetting tenants to fill in a vacant apartment that has no dish washer.I am impressed with a particular tenant's profile who has been pushing me for a dishwasher and he is even willing to bring in a portable dishwasher.There are few limitations I have in terms of space and don't want to mess around with plumbing system.I just want to know if it's okay to have a portable dishwasher and if there are any issues that I need to be aware of having a portable dishwasher.Appreciate your feedback.Thanks

Depending on the size of the home, its a large investment to furnish a property for short term rentals so that is something to consider, it could cost 20k in furniture/linens/kitchen equipment and dishes.

If she's abrasive with you, she's likely acting like that with the other tenants - maybe complaining about a dish left in the sink or the kitchen not being swept properly... 

I hate doing dishes and it is additional punishment to look up at a wall while doing them. 

There are still clothes in the closets, books on the shelves, and dishes in the sink among other things.

Also a trick I learned from the BP podcast... get some alone time with the tenant and ask them to dish on the property.

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