Ev charger on a SFH rental unit

[Chris Lo]

I may be renting out my house sometime next year.

Ive been thinking if i should hardwire a tesla universal wall connector or just install an outlet so the tenant can bring their own charger. What do you think?

Itll cost about 1500$ to install. Im curious how much this would attract finding a tenant. or how much rent i can raise by installing it

[Jonathan Styer]

My opinion on this would be to add it if you want it for yourself while you still live there, otherwise I wouldn't bother. I can only speak to our market here in Columbus, but MTR is in such demand that I don't see this amenity being a must to keep your occupancy high, I'd go with an outlet. 

We have one unit that advertises a charger and I don't think it's ever been used. I don't think you can raise the rent by installing it because most guests aren't going to be using it anyways and it will prevent guests from booking potentially because your price is higher than others.I

I say all this as someone who drives an electric vehicle.