Do you provide fridge for you Rentals?

[Joe S.]

So I have some of my properties that already come with the fridge so I leave them. I have one property I just finished rehabing that’s basically a $2000 a month rental. I did not put a fridge in it, but my Property Manager suggested I do. Oddly enough I had another Property Manager that manages some other rentals for me in another area that suggest I not put refrigerators in properties and said that the tenants do not take care of them. So basically I have two experts saying something totally different from one another. Lol 

Do you put refrigerators in Your rentals and if so what kind do you get?

[Nathan Gesner]

People expect major appliances and hardly any renters move around with their own fridge or stove. You also have to consider the increased risk of damage from moving appliances in/out, especially if it's anything with a water connection.

Yes, tenants damage appliances, but it's typically a broken shelf, door bar, or crisper drawer. You replace them, charge the tenant, and move on.