Here are a few suggestions of amenities that could make your Property more attractive than your competitors. A few euro spent could give your property years of advantage.
- Before you consider renting out your Property, take an honest look at it. Is it maintained in a way that is attractive to prospective tenants? Does it invoke curiosity to see what is inside the building? Advertise your property by keeping it in top shape.
- In an environment where homeowners are not allowing tenants to smoke in their property, giving permission to a tenant to have a dog or cat may soon be an amenity. To ensure the family pet will not despoil the property, sign a pet clause addendum to the lease.
- Extra touches such as a heated towel rack or extra storage space can make a huge difference. For a small investment, your tenant will feel good about paying a little extra rent.
- For less than €50, plant perennial flowers that grow every year like tulips, zinnias, and daffodils, and colorful shrubs like dogwood or hibiscus around the property. If you find a tenant that loves to garden, you will have a gardener for many years.
- Flat, white paint is out. When you repaint your vacancy, use a pastel, eggshell finish. Paint the walls with colors such as off-white, light beige or cream. Tenants like to think you put thought into marketing the Property, that you don’t treat your units in assembly line fashion.
- If you have wood floors, have them treated between every vacancy. A sanded, refinished wood floor is much better than an old, unevenly colored waxed one.
