Turning Your House Into A Good Rental Property

27 July 2017
 Categories: Real Estate, Blog


If you have made the decision to turn your current house into a rental property or buy one to rent out, then you want to follow some tips to help your venture be as successful as possible. The ideas listed below can help you to ensure you have as few problems as possible with a rental property and help it stay in better condition while it is being rented out.

Paint the interior with a high gloss paint

You should think about going with a high gloss paint for all of the rooms in the house that are painted. High gloss paint will help when it comes to cleaning the house after a renter has moved out. Keep in mind if they have lived in the house for a certain amount of time, then you may need to repaint. However, should your renters end up moving out after a shorter stay, then high gloss paint can be cleaned a lot easier than a semi-gloss or a flat paint. In many cases you will simply be able to wipe the walls clean so they look as if they have been freshly painted recently.

Go with a darker carpeting

When it comes to choosing the best carpeting to put in a rental house, you want to go with darker colors. Dark browns are good, especially if they have a mixture of shades. This way, any spills that happen while the home is being rented and that the renter hasn't properly cleaned will blend in better with the carpet. While you always want to have the carpet professionally cleaned after a renter has vacated the premises, some stains just won't come out and this is where that dark colored carpeting can really come in handy.

Hire a property management company to take care of everything for you

When you take care of your own rental property, you may find that you become overwhelmed, especially if you end up making a bad decision with regards to who you rent to; which can happen easily when you are inexperienced. When you have a company representing you with your rental, they will take care of everything for you. They determine the best renter, take care of the lease, collect rent, prepare the unit, take care of repairs and other problems and evict renters if need be. All you have to do is sit back and collect the rent as the management company collects it for you.

Contact a real estate agent like Gail Garriss - Coldwell Banker to help you find a new property.


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