Do you provide Microwaves?

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Do you provide microwaves if they're not built-in? 
Do your properties have built-ins?

Why or why not?

Personally, I've lived in properties that had no microwave at all (just oven and stove), and others that had built-in microwaves, dishwashers, and the works.

Mike L. · Answer

We replaced old/ugly fume hoods with OTR built in microwaves.  For us, this is an inexpensive upgrade and a space saver.  Properties are SFR around 100K.

Ryan M. · Answer

The simple answer is no.

Sometimes props we aquire have them built in and we switch them out with a hood. Im not generating additional rent from it and you better believe when the thing dies the phone will ring. Try swapping it with a hood when a resident has become used to it and see how that goes.

Tracey Williams · Answer

We have in- built microwave in all our rentals but I will not provide a stand -alone if the house does not have one.

Steve Babiak · Answer

I do not provide any stand-alone microwaves.  I do not like to provide micro-waves in rental units; if there is one built-in when I bought it, or if all of the competition for rentals in that area have them, then it is somewhat necessary to provide a micro-wave.

Two reasons not to provide.  First, have you seen how renters clean things?  If you ever visit an office and look at the microwave oven interior, you will see all sorts of gunk and crud accumulated in there; renters (for the most part) would be no different in how they treat the microwave oven.  The second reason applies to stand-alone units; when the tenant moves out, it's not nailed down, it will probably move out too.

Torsten Holmgren · Answer

I think it depends on the type of rentals you specialize in. If you are renting to college students then you would most likely want to provide microwaves. We specialize in mid-range homes that typically have built in microwaves but we certainly would not provide one if it didn't. I have rented a lot of homes and microwaves have never been a hot button.

Kyle Meyers · Answer

I put OTR built in microwaves in my units. I would not provide a counter microwave. I try to make my units a little nicer so I attract better tenants faster and keep them longer. I try to buy the OTR microwaves on sale for ~$100.

James H. · Answer

I wouldn't provide a stand alone just like I wouldn't provide a toaster. If there was one built in, I'd probably leave it. If it broke, I would do the cheaper and least hassle of replacing it or filling the space with shelves/cabinets.

Shanequa J. · Answer

My rentals don't have any built in microwaves, but if they did I would provide one. I don't provide counter top microwaves.

Kyle J. · Answer

I don't.  It's not a necessity and it's just one more thing that can break.

Michael K. · Answer

It depends.

In the ghetto, my cousins don't even provide ANY appliances.  The tenants bring their own.

I working class areas, I only provide a range and fridge.

In better areas or in single family homes, I'll provide an inexpensive but quality built-in white range hood microwave.

If I were doing corporate rentals, then I'd definitely have a stainless range hood microwave.

Mike

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