BiggerPockets

I've given up on putting garbage disposal in rentals. They require care and feeding to keep them working properly.

Freestanding dishwashers usually connect to the sink faucet. We had one of these in the first house we bought. Its a pain to connect and disconnect, and you risk damaging the faucet if you're not careful. Not something I'd want to have a tenant dealing with. I wouldn't try to put one in if there's no space.

What do other rentals in the area have? If you don't know, play tenant and start calling ads and asking questions.

I've been checking Craigslist and some of the other houses don't have them either. Maybe there's still hope for this deal.

I would not want to install a freestanding dishwasher, that would just lead to headaches.

I grew up in a house with no GD and no dishwasher. When we asked why we didn't get a dishwasher, my dad always said he already had four. The first time I had one was when I graduated from college and we moved to the big city. If you don't have a disposal you just don't put stuff down the drain. Even with a dishwasher, you have to use it correctly or it jams up.

Five visits, Bienes? My method is I make one quick walk through the house to decide if its worth a closer look. If it is, I look more carefully and take a bunch of pictures. I take pictures of all the trouble areas like sinks and toilets. I'm usually in and out in 10-15 minutes. That's the only visit unless I get an accepted offer. But I often look at those pictures again and again. Sometimes I hear back months later that the house is available again. The pictures let me review the house, and decide if I want to make another offer. The offer always has an inspection contingency, so if they accept, I can go have another look.

I bought one of my rentals after only peeking in the windows. I bought the house next to my mother in law's house without even seeing it. She had bought it at the sheriff's sale, and my brother in law had owned it 10 years before, so I had some idea of what I was getting. But it was still a shocker once I got inside. Who in the world would steal the knobs off the cabinets?

Bienes, just count this as some of your homework in getting into rentals. It's much better to lose a good deal than to get a bad one! Study the rental market closely and check sold pricing on rentals for the past few months. This is the only way that you can see a viable deal and act on it with confidence that you can profit from the investment.
Bill