I have a buy and hold, and my tenants mentioned the gutters needed to be cleaned. I know it's going to be different for everyone, but is this something you provide for your tenants?

I clean the gutters, Its only once or twice a year and doesn't take that much time. The last thing I want is a tenant up on a ladder on my property. They are in charge of the rest of the yard maintenance. But once each spring, we swing by and do a full yard tune up. Now I don't have a lot of properties so I can do this, if (when) I get over 10, I might start to hire this out, and it would be with a licensed and insured worker. One other thing to keep in mind, doing it yourself also give you a good reason to look around and see how well your property is being maintained.

NO - - it's something I do for MY PROPERTY.

100% Yes, this is something we do for our tenants. Functioning gutters are so important to the maintenance of your home that we pay for it to ensure it's done regularly, thoroughly and correctly. The cost to keep them clean and functional is minuscule compared to the potential cost of repairs related to poor drainage (damaged foundation, water seepage, mold) all which occur over time and are hard to spot until it's too late. As a landlord, you'll always want to look the long term value of your property versus what is easiest and cheapest right now.

I pay someone to do it. I don't want untrained people doing anything to my property.

I'm surprised to see all the maintenance issues landlords will pass on to their tenants. As someone who's a tenant, I would laugh at any landlord that tried to have me clean his gutters. Aren't there liability issues when you have your tenant getting up on a ladder to perform tasks like this? Also, I'd rather make sure it's done right to protect my asset (if I had one) rather than trust a tenant to do it.

In answer to the original question, yes, no, maybe, depends. Some tenants are great, they look after the home like it's their own, and stupid jobs like this they actually enjoy. Some (many) tenants won't do jobs like that. It really depends on the tenant.

I do clean the gutters on my units. Mostly to protect the assets from damage. My lease does say the tenant is responsible for upkeep. But I would rather spend the time to ensure the gutters function then try to fight with the tenant to do it, or pay for damages later on.

We clean gutters and a few other things to make sure the condition of the property maintains. Often our residents wont call for an ongoing maintenance issue in their home that is causing damage and we dont find out until our annual inspection or when they move out. It is great you have tenants alerting you of things that could cause damage to your property so you can handle before it really costs money.

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