REIA Wayne County – Ten Tips to Tenant Proof Your Rentals

Ten Tips to Tenant Proof Your Rentals

Remove storm or screen doors, especially with children around (storms/screens code required).
VCT tiles are my low-cost choice for floors. Try dragging a washing machine or heavy furniture across any floor to test it for durability.
Have replaced broken glass windows with 1/8 inch Plexiglass instead.
Buy metal doors for entry/exit doors on a house. Use solid wood doors for the interior rooms.
When installing bathroom towel bars or roll paper holders, make sure you hit a stud with your mounting screws and not rely on plastic drywall anchors. Kids use towel bars to do chin-ups with.
With hardwood floors that need refinishing but your budget will not allow it, I have painted them using chocolate brown OIL based S-W paint. It looks great too.
Never use a light fixture that has an on/off pull chain on it. Provide a switch at the wall only.
Use medium-grade kitchen/ bath faucets. Cheap plastic ones break too easily and the expensive Kohler ones tend to get stolen.
Use cheap mini-blinds and hang them yourself or you will discover what a four-inch long framing nail does.
Never install carpet for any one. It is just a matter of time (or months) before it gets soiled beyond repair.