Archives for: November 2008, 06
Tile or Carpet? Maintaining and Updating Your Rental Properties
November 6th, 2008Whether you have just purchased a new rental property and need to fix it up to get it ready for rental, or you are between tenants and are doing the necessary maintenance and repairs, you have probably been faced with the question of what to do with the current flooring.
Hardwood floors are beautiful, but hard to maintain. Carpet is lovely when first installed, but it's not going to look that way when your tenants move out. Personally, I prefer tile as the flooring of choice for my rental properties. Yes, it is more expensive in the beginning, but it more than pays back with its long lifespan. Carpet may be cheaper, but you will probably find yourself replacing it between tenants, which gets to be quite expensive over time.
Additionally, well laid tile can
James Orr
Investor/Broker Associate
Keller Williams Realty of Northern Colorado
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