Tenant request to paint the house
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Unless they can paint, don't do it.
And even then, as someone pointed out, what happens if they fall off a ladder?
If you do let them paint, I wouldn't be reducing the rent.
And even then, as someone pointed out, what happens if they fall off a ladder?
If you do let them paint, I wouldn't be reducing the rent.
No absolutely not.
Once bitten, forever shy.
We agreed to drop 2 weeks rent in return for retiling the bathroom. The guy is a builder but go figure this....the bathroom is only half tiled and has been now for 2 years and have not seen him for 12 months leaving us with a single mother with daughter.
Got to give it to the mother though, she pays up each week but the property suffers from gross untidyness long lawns etc.
Needless to say his bond will never be returned as it is all documented on paper.
Once bitten, forever shy.
We agreed to drop 2 weeks rent in return for retiling the bathroom. The guy is a builder but go figure this....the bathroom is only half tiled and has been now for 2 years and have not seen him for 12 months leaving us with a single mother with daughter.
Got to give it to the mother though, she pays up each week but the property suffers from gross untidyness long lawns etc.
Needless to say his bond will never be returned as it is all documented on paper.
No! No!
Never!
In saying that though, I do have to mention that I have a tenant that is a painter by trade. Been with us for nearly 10 years now. He paints the place nearly every year.......BUT HE'S A PAINTER, and I don't give ANY discount for rent at all.
In fact, he didn't ask if he could paint the place and I would normally spit chips, but the first time he did it, we turned up for some maintenance issue while he was doing it. PM had warned us, so we were prepared to let him know that it was a no go, but he did a great job. Now, he just paints whenever he feels like it.
He's the best tenant we've got! He treats the place like his own & PM reckons he's never going to leave.
Never!
In saying that though, I do have to mention that I have a tenant that is a painter by trade. Been with us for nearly 10 years now. He paints the place nearly every year.......BUT HE'S A PAINTER, and I don't give ANY discount for rent at all.
In fact, he didn't ask if he could paint the place and I would normally spit chips, but the first time he did it, we turned up for some maintenance issue while he was doing it. PM had warned us, so we were prepared to let him know that it was a no go, but he did a great job. Now, he just paints whenever he feels like it.
He's the best tenant we've got! He treats the place like his own & PM reckons he's never going to leave.
normally I would say no,
but I have a tenant who pays his rent late by a few days everymonth (only 6 months in though)
who asked if I could provide him paint to paint the house,
since then he has gardened the yards, fixed gutters,even gave me receipts for his purchases so I could use as a tax deduction and refused to be reimbursed for them!
wish they were all like that
but I have a tenant who pays his rent late by a few days everymonth (only 6 months in though)
who asked if I could provide him paint to paint the house,
since then he has gardened the yards, fixed gutters,even gave me receipts for his purchases so I could use as a tax deduction and refused to be reimbursed for them!
wish they were all like that
Considering the skill required for painting and the time needed, I would never give tenants permission to paint. Sounds like the start of a terrible valuation result thread.
And to ask for a rent reduction as reimbursement, ha!
And to ask for a rent reduction as reimbursement, ha!
I don't disagree with the almost unanimous sentiments here.
But let's look at this a bit closer, assuming a great paint job, with your preferred colours. If you were to do this during a rental vacancy, you would expect an increase in both valuation and rental. You would also be able to claim 2.5% depreciation for the paint. Capital outlay for an increase in yield. Let's say you spent $1000 on painting and your rent could be increased by $20pw. Payback in one year with some small change depreciation benefits. The increase in value for internal paint job, with nothing else, maybe $5000, if that, but is that of real benefit for a reval? No
Your tenants do an equally great job and your yield actually reduces based on their offer to you. Again, maybe value increases, but whats' the real benefit to you, other than knowing its been repainted.
If you do want them to do it, and they are a painter, you would setup an agreement, having them have the requisite insurances, qualify standards of finish and payment (as in reduced rent) only after your approval of the works have been completed in a workmanlike manner. If they are not a painter, then I would say, would you hire someone to paint your house who has not painted. Really, its messy.
If you want it painted and updated, wait until they vacate and do it yourself or get a handy person/painter to do it.
But let's look at this a bit closer, assuming a great paint job, with your preferred colours. If you were to do this during a rental vacancy, you would expect an increase in both valuation and rental. You would also be able to claim 2.5% depreciation for the paint. Capital outlay for an increase in yield. Let's say you spent $1000 on painting and your rent could be increased by $20pw. Payback in one year with some small change depreciation benefits. The increase in value for internal paint job, with nothing else, maybe $5000, if that, but is that of real benefit for a reval? No
Your tenants do an equally great job and your yield actually reduces based on their offer to you. Again, maybe value increases, but whats' the real benefit to you, other than knowing its been repainted.
If you do want them to do it, and they are a painter, you would setup an agreement, having them have the requisite insurances, qualify standards of finish and payment (as in reduced rent) only after your approval of the works have been completed in a workmanlike manner. If they are not a painter, then I would say, would you hire someone to paint your house who has not painted. Really, its messy.
If you want it painted and updated, wait until they vacate and do it yourself or get a handy person/painter to do it.
NO WAY!!!
In my line of work ive seen dodgy painters paint more than just the walls!!! There was that much paint splatter all over the brand new kitchen and tiled floor it cost my client hundreds to clean it!!!
Not to mention it can easily lead to reduced property value and therefor less rental return next time.
I admire your tenants request, but if they want cheaper rent, move to a lesser property.
In my line of work ive seen dodgy painters paint more than just the walls!!! There was that much paint splatter all over the brand new kitchen and tiled floor it cost my client hundreds to clean it!!!
Not to mention it can easily lead to reduced property value and therefor less rental return next time.
I admire your tenants request, but if they want cheaper rent, move to a lesser property.
That reminded me.
When I was a young fella at high school (many many moons ago) I had a holiday job painting (host family when I was an exchange student). We painted the outside of an office building.
Plus spray painted a few of the cars parked nearby.
That cost him a helluva lot more than our pay.
When I was a young fella at high school (many many moons ago) I had a holiday job painting (host family when I was an exchange student). We painted the outside of an office building.
Plus spray painted a few of the cars parked nearby.
That cost him a helluva lot more than our pay.
I let my tenants in Shellharbour paint my rental house a few years ago- they destroyed the place. Terrible over-paint onto skirting boards and architraves. In the end I had to pay a painter when they left. Cost me thousands
Unless they're painters, I'd think twice OR ask them to put their bond up as security, get them to do say 2x rooms and then go and see if it's ok?
Brazen.
