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Justin Self
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Should I make these repairs to my rental?

Justin Self
  • Arlington, TX
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Hello, first time poster here.  Thanks in advance for taking a look at my situation.

The house I am renting out (through a property management company) has had the same tenants since 2015.  I lived in it right before they did.  I noticed a crack in the window of the front door and another crack in the front door itself sometime in 2014.  These cracks are purely cosmetic and don't waste any significant level of energy or pose any security risks. 

However, just last week the tenant put in a maintenance ticket to have it fixed.  My PM quoted me $150 for the fix. 

My gut is telling me that this is something they should have brought up when they moved in, or at least within a reasonable amount of time from when they moved in.  But on the flip side, I don't want to piss off my tenants and lead them to putting in tickets for all kinds of little stuff.

My PM asked me if I want to repair it or not (and is letting it be my decision), but I just don't know what the expectations are for this.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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Bill B.#3 1031 Exchanges Contributor
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Bill B.#3 1031 Exchanges Contributor
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$150 is a great estimate for a cracked window and a cracked door. It’s something you coulda/shoulda fixed before they moved in to make a good first impression to prospective tenants. You know they didn’t cause the damage. I assume we’re talking about 3 days worth of rents? Fix it up. If you weee to sell in the future those buyers would probably request you fix it, and you would. This way it’s fixed all that time and probably for less than some guy out of the yellow pages, if you’re old enough to know what those are. 

Congrats on decent long term tenants. 

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