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How to Make Your Rental Property More Appealing to Tenants

October 11, 2019 By Admin

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No matter where you are, investing in rental properties is a very financially sound decision. After all, there are plenty of people who now prefer to rent homes instead of purchasing ones for themselves.

Since it?s much cheaper and they do not have to worry about admin work, it is a big appeal to people without a budget of being a homeowner. On that note, a lot of real estate investors already know the appeal of rental properties, and the competition is fierce for tenants.

Thus, you should find a way to stand out in the market and get tenants for yourself. Below are some ways you can make your rental more appealing to potential tenants:

Modern luxury apartment building with awesome curb appeal

Focus on curb appeal

Both people and properties need to establish a great first impression because it follows them later, and it lasts for a while.

With properties, if the first thing that people see is not something that appeals to them, they end up being harder to please since their first impression is already skewed.

Therefore, you should focus on improving your curb appeal. You can start by improving the lighting because if your entrance is poorly lit and dark, it can feel gloomy and unappealing. Brightening up the front of your rental property will drastically improve it more than you would think.

Luxury apartment exterior

Maintain your property?s cleanliness

A great way to improve the appeal of your property is simply by maintaining its cleanliness. Of course, you do not have to be directly responsible for its cleanliness once you got a tenant.

However, if you do not have a tenant, then you should keep the place clean always. You can opt to hire a vacation rental cleaning service provider if cleaning your property is too big of a task for you to tackle alone.

When a tenant’s viewing a potential rental property, they’re looking into it while imagining what it’s like to live there. If it is dirty, then no one would want to imagine themselves living in it. Thus, you should keep it clean often.

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Apply a fresh coat of paint

Another simple way you can improve the appeal of your rental property is by applying a fresh coat of paint on the different rooms or parts of your rental.

Make sure that you do not make the colors too garish, or it may not appeal to a lot of people. Simple and clean is the way to go when it comes to repainting a home.

Instead of sticking to painting the walls, why not start and repaint your ceilings instead? Repainting your ceiling has a different effect that you would not expect. For example, if you paint the ceiling a darker color, it can have the effect of a larger room.

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Do some necessary upgrades

One way to increase your rental price or improve your rental property value is to do significant upgrades on different parts of your home.

For example, you should check on the bathroom fixtures since these are essentials. If these parts are used often, you should consider giving them an upgrade. The thermostat, if you have one, is an essential upgrade since you would want it to work during the times you need it the most.

Of course, be careful about the upgrades you are planning on, since some may not have the effect of improving the living situation in your rental property.

Modern rental property living room

Produce great advertisements

Your marketing is something that will be super helpful when it comes to making your rental property appealing to tenants. Plus, it enables you to reach a wider audience than you would have otherwise.

If you want it to be truly effective, then you should dial down on what kind of tenant you are looking to rent out your property to. Then, you should make sure that your marketing and advertising materials reflect that.

List down the main benefits and appeal of your rental property to your target audience. For example, office workers might want it since it is near the business districts.

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Customer reviews matter

If your property has had previous tenants, then consider getting them to leave a positive review on your property. This is why it is essential to treat your tenants well and not lord over them. Future tenants will not trust anybody else but the previous tenants to know how the property is.

At the same time, it also shows how well you manage and maintain your property.

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Wrap up

Going the extra mile to make your rental more appealing will not only attract more tenants. It will also make your rental property gets a higher value.

Besides, you are still operating a business, after all, so you should make sure that you can appeal to your “customers” a.k.a. your tenants.

There are many ways you can do that, as listed above, so you should consider applying these to your rental property. Not only will it improve your appeal, but it is good for business, so it is definitely worth doing.

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