Tenant Proofing rental

[Annie Balagot]

Hi,

we just purchased a SFH in Austin that is only a few years old, however, has builder grade brown carpet that is generally OK once cleaned but thinking I want to replace all the carpet with good quality laminate now as this will be a long term rental and would reduce cleaning and fixing on each turn. But while looking at lots of other homes for sale and rent, most have carpet in living area and bedrooms. Is this typical in Austin? I live in NY and everyone hates carpet. I want to make sure I'm not going to alienate renters who expect carpet.

Thanks!

Annie

[Bruce Woodruff]

Forget what the tenant wants. They will be fine with any nice looking flooring. You need to put in what will work for you in terms of durability and easy repair......