I see this as a huge quality of life improvement for the tenants–but again the kind of tenants I’d WANT could spent their own $150 to get a set. To what degree do you do things to reduce the cost to heat homes? We are on the tundra in Illinois and on propane and that’s a biggie for tenants in these mid-80s homes. I suppose I could spend $700 or so on a new set under warranty but I’m not there yet. I am supplying these in my POHs, but considering saying “hey they are in there but they are from the last tenant and I’m not responsible for them.” I can get a used set for $100-150 bucks. Washer/dryer is what is killing me in my other rental, my old house which rents for 11 times lot rent. That way if something breaks in the next year or so, it’s probably under warranty and you know who to call to come back and fix it for free.Good luck,-jl. Replace hot water heaters, or anything else ‘just because.’ Replace them when they break, of course.BTW - keep good records of who has worked on each of your homes and what has been repaired. But after that, replace with the plank.5. Clean it if it is there and salvageable (e.g. ‘Soft’ stuff like this (and carpets) just gets trashed and disrespected by tenants. 1/3rd of your tenants will steal them anyway, so they won’t last.3. But do not get in the appliance business. (Roughly $200/home parts + labor.) Search this forum for the extensive discussions on water meters. General makeready (lightbulbs, light fixtures, locks, broken windows, etc.)Do not:1. Repair all safety items - like smoke detectors, front steps4. You may texture the walls if you have a nicer home and/or park (e.g.
Paint the interior of the home - something off-white.
Use the Allure vinyl plank product (readily available at Home Depot - probably one of the wood-grains)2. I asked the Manufactured Housing Contractor his thoughts and he said that you cannot really predict when a Hot Water Heater will go bad.Thanks for your comments!įocus your rehabs on:1. One in each bedroom and one in the kitchen.- New Mini-Blinds- Painting - Interior: We are painting the interiors of the mobile homes.- Painting - Exteriors: We are painting the exteriors of the mobile homes.- New Underskirting- New StairsI must say that new underskirting, new stairs and new exterior paint makes a huge difference in the appearance of the older mobile homes and the Mobile Home Park.Another Mobile Home Park Owner said that he always replaces the Hot Water Heater. Thus, replacing the toilets with water saving toilets is one of our projects.- New Smoke Detectors: We are also installing new smoke detectors.
QUESTION: What renovation items do you focus on when remodeling a Park Owned Home?My Husband and I have a turn around MHP.We have 4 Park Owned Homes that were rented when we first purchased the MHP.These Tenants have since moved out and we are in the process of renovating the mobile homes.We have found a wonderful, licensed Manufactured Housing Contractor / Repairer who is fast, reasonably priced and does great work.Thus, we are putting him to work :-).When renovating what items do you renovate / repair?Below are a list of some of the items that we are renovating / repairing:- New Toilets: We have older mobile homes with non-water saving toilets and we pay for the water (it is wrapped in the mobile home rent).