Advice on Rental Appliances

[Gayle Eisner]

Hi:

Im a small timer with two rental properties and was wondering where to buy apartment sized refrigerators and ranges (20") ? My tenant asked me if I could get a stainless steel one, and I said I would try. I looked on line...the prices were MUCH lower than HD but the brands were ones I never heard of, Avanti, Summit, Premier and Profile. They were from on line appliance companies that I am not familiar with. They say $45 shipping. Does that mean they just drop them off at your door? HD is almost double the price. So I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with any of these companies? The ones I have seen are Appliances Connection, Airplane Appliances, etc  THANK YOU ALL!  Gayle Eisner Los Gatos, CA 

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Originally posted by @JD Martin:

Thoughts: unless you have some kind of high-end apartment that demands stainless, I would stick with white. White is everywhere and oddball stuff is still made in white, like 18 inch dishwashers and 24 inch stoves. 

I disagree about white appliances. Stainless steel finish is much more in-demand and can often be had for the same price as white/black. Stainless appliances provide a wow factor the second a prospective tenant walks in the door. White appliances look dated from the day they are installed.

If it means the different between 8% vacancy and 16%, the extra 50 bucks to get the stainless appliance is well worth it!