Appliances for Low end apartments

[Bennett Schwartz]

Hi BP,

I'm looking to purchase appliances for low end apartments and everyone says to get "renter grade". Any help on what constitutes as that? I get I shouldn't be paying a lot for them but how little should I be paying,

Thanks for any help!

[Jim K.]

@Bennett Schwartz

In ever major city in America, there's at least one place, usually calling itself an "appliance warehouse," that sells used and slightly dinged-up new appliances with no warranty for discount prices. Low-end landlords call these stores "scratch-and-dents," and we are usually their main customers.

In our case, the appliances we equip our rentals with at a minimum are washer, dryer, refrigerator, range/cooker. Sometimes we have a dishwasher, but it depends on the rental. You should be able to find those four basic appliances for a combined minimum total of $1700 new, like-new for $1200 at a scratch-and-dent, and $900 used but fully-functional.