There was dirty clothes everywhere, a phone number written with shaving cream and lipstick on the mirror, nothing had been cleaned since he moved in, dirty dishes everywhere...you get the picture.

I recently acquired a 4 family home and was trying to determine what kinda of capital improvements I can do to the property short term that can add value to the home as well as justify a higher rent price.I've looked at every apartment listing in a quarter mile and have determined that the main thing they all have in common is a dish washer (which I'm ok with installing) and a Airconditioning unit.Now the apartments all have a separate central heat system and ducts.

I got tired of washing dishes and mopping floors pretty quick, I put my head down and paid my dues but something went off in my head that said there has to be something better.

Send me some deep dish pizza, please!

Such as ... 1. how shared expenses like TP, dish soap, etc are handled and 2. making sure any tenants assume all liability for anything that happens between roommates.

I'll be covering soap (dish, laundry, hand, dishwasher), toilet paper, paper towels, kitchen/small garbage bags coffee filters, scouring pads/dish pad.

You should also have a dishwasher with detergent and a rule- all dishes cleared up.5) In general run this like it is an Airbnb. 

I'm talking dirty diapers, greasy rags from car repairs, floor mats from cars, lots of horse blankets (where we live), and they constantly overfill them with laundry soap or worse - dish soap!

. - q tips- makeup remover pads - womens hygiene products (pads tampons) - Himalayan salt- pepper grinder - olive oil- extra tp - pack and play - coffee from our local shop- tea from our local shop- beer from our local shop - shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hand soap and dish soap all from our local refill shop.

What would be the harm in seeing how high/low maintenance they are before dishing out 5-10% for a property manager?