Rental Upgrades That Pay Off (and Ones That Don't)
2026-11-02
Not every dollar you put into a rental comes back. Property manager Brian Mullins of 1907 Property Management walks through the upgrades that make a rental easier to lease and cheaper to maintain (neutral paint, durable floors, modern lighting, ceiling fans, new hardware) and the ones we tell owners to skip (luxury countertops, pools, carpet in wet areas, bold walls, expensive landscaping). Plus the three questions to ask before you spend anything.
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In this video
- 0:00 Coming up
- 0:17 Every penny in, a penny back?
- 1:05 Worth it: neutral paint
- 1:47 Worth it: durable floors
- 2:36 Worth it: lighting
- 3:14 Worth it: ceiling fans
- 3:47 Worth it: hardware (and why we skip smart thermostats)
- 4:33 Skip it: luxury countertops
- 5:15 Skip it: a pool
- 5:48 Skip it: carpet in wet areas
- 6:08 Skip it: bold, trendy walls
- 6:25 Skip it: expensive landscaping
- 7:13 3 questions to ask before any upgrade
- 8:02 Quick recap
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