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Ten Tips to Tenant Proof Your Rentals

May 30, 2014 News Ticker, Property Managemnt


Ten Tips to Tenant Proof Your Rentals

TEN TIPS TO TENANT PROOF YOUR RENTALS

(c) 2014 MrLandlord.com — All Rights Reserved. Reprinted from the JALA News (Jackson Area Landlords Association) and submitted by Rose Papp.

  1. Remove storm or screen doors, especially with children around (storms/screens code required).
  2. 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.
  3. Have replaced broken glass windows with 1/8 inch Plexiglass instead.
  4. Buy metal doors for entry/exit doors on a house. Use solid wood doors for the interior rooms.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Never use a light fixture that has an on/off pull chain on it. Provide a switch at the wall only.
  8. Use medium-grade kitchen/ bath faucets. Cheap plastic ones break too easily and the expensive Kohler ones tend to get stolen.
  9. Use cheap mini-blinds and hang them yourself or you will discover what a four-inch long framing nail does.
  10. Never install carpet for any one. It is just a matter of time (or months) before it gets soiled beyond repair.

 


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