Replace all white appliances with stainless?

[Anne Donohue]

I am living in a primary residence house right now with a decent kitchen with all white appliances. I plan to turn this into a LTR in the next 1 year. The oven needs to be replaced now because it doesn’t work well but the fridge, dishwasher and microwave all work fine. Sink is white. I need to replace the stove now. Will it look weird if I have a stainless stove and the other appliances are white? House is in B class neighborhood. 4 BR, 2 BA, decent school district.  Will probably rent for $2500/month. Will it be a problem to have mixed ( white and stainless) appliances? Should I replace them all now in stainless? I plan to hold this house long term as a LT rental. Kitchen cabinets/floors are fine. 

[Sean O'Keefe]

Quote from @Alan F.:

Quote from @Anne Donohue:

I am living in a primary residence house right now with a decent kitchen with all white appliances. I plan to turn this into a LTR in the next 1 year. The oven needs to be replaced now because it doesn’t work well but the fridge, dishwasher and microwave all work fine. Sink is white. I need to replace the stove now. Will it look weird if I have a stainless stove and the other appliances are white? House is in B class neighborhood. 4 BR, 2 BA, decent school district.  Will probably rent for $2500/month. Will it be a problem to have mixed ( white and stainless) appliances? Should I replace them all now in stainless? I plan to hold this house long term as a LT rental. Kitchen cabinets/floors are fine. 

 Do it after you convert to ltr to take advantage of tax deductions.

Maybe you can get new skins/doors etc instead of all new?

I'd go all stainless, my assumption based on rent and location.

@Alan F. @Anne Donohue Generally, you don't need to wait to purchase the appliance in order to qualify for a tax deduction on the purchase of the appliance. However, you will need to wait until you start renting out the property/are actively looking for tenants (a.k.a Placing the property in service) to take the deduction. This will likely be depreciation, but bonus depreciation and the De Minimus Rule could help you accelerate the deductions.

Finally, when you convert this to a rental increase your basis in the property for improvements that you've made since this isn't included in the original purchase price. 

Sorry, no input on whether or not it is okay to have different colored appliances :) 

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