Furniture for tenants

[mummy]

I will not go for fully furnish if my unit is leasing for the first time. Just install some nice light fittings and good curtains to attract tenants.

Hmm, my agent who sold my EC last time also says partial furnish and wait for tenant to request furniture...she also wants exclusive....sigh....can we rent out ourself without agent? Is it advisable?

[CondoWE]

Hmm, my agent who sold my EC last time also says partial furnish and wait for tenant to request furniture...she also wants exclusive....sigh....can we rent out ourself without agent? Is it advisable?

I engage 2 agents at the same time, one is my agent friend and the other is my wife agent friend. I let them compete, the smarter and faster got the deal...lol!

[DC33_2008]

I do give exclusivity to any agent especially in the current situation of tenant's market.

Hmm, my agent who sold my EC last time also says partial furnish and wait for tenant to request furniture...she also wants exclusive....sigh....can we rent out ourself without agent? Is it advisable?

[mummy]

I do give exclusivity to any agent especially in the current situation of tenant's market.

So in a tenant's market, exclusivity to an agent works better? Hmm, maybe I should engage her then....but she is not specialised in mm rentals so dunno if she will be a good choice too.

[DC33_2008]

Sorry. I have left out the "not". It should be "do not give exclusivity".

So in a tenant's market, exclusivity to an agent works better? Hmm, maybe I should engage her then....but she is not specialised in mm rentals so dunno if she will be a good choice too.

[irisng]

Hmm, my agent who sold my EC last time also says partial furnish and wait for tenant to request furniture...she also wants exclusive....sigh....can we rent out ourself without agent? Is it advisable?

Hmm, my agent also told me that, partial furnish will do but by the time I met this agent, I had already got everything ready except a bed for another room. Luckily, my tenant accepts whatever it is in the unit and requests for an additional single bed only.

My friend's ang mo tenant was very fussy. He wanted my friend to remove all the newly bought furnitures, like study table, sofa bed, TV console and coffee table, reason being that he doesn't like the colours, he wanted black for the TV console and coffee table. So my friend asked him to go and buy himself, budget would be the same as what my friend had bought earlier, any extra, the tenant had to top up himself.

[Jem]

Depending on the type of property you are renting out especially if it's a pretty high end devt you either furnish it with quality and tasteful furnishings else I would say u r better off leaving it unfurnished.

[irisng]

Depending on the type of property you are renting out especially if it's a pretty high end devt you either furnish it with quality and tasteful furnishings else I would say u r better off leaving it unfurnished.

My friend rented out one of his landed ppty. He bought a set (5 pcs) of reclining sofa chairs but the tenant wanted him to remove all, he wanted to bring his own sofa.

[DC33_2008]

Yup. This is the hassle of providing fully furnished unit for rental. My units are partial furnished and yet tenants still leave branded mattress behind. New tenants usually prefer new ones. Still prefers partial furnished deal.

My friend rented out one of his landed ppty. He bought a set (5 pcs) nof reclining sofa chairs but the tenant wanted him to remove all, he wanted to bring his own sofa.

[mummy]

Yup. This is the hassle of providing fully furnished unit for rental. My units are partial furnished and yet tenants still leave branded mattress behind. New tenants usually prefer new ones. Still prefers partial furnished deal.

What does partial furnished include for you?

[DC33_2008]

Partial furnihish means just white goods like day and night curtains, dryer, washing machine, fridge, and light fixtures only.

What does partial furnished include for you?

[mummy]

Partial furnihish means just white goods like day and night curtains, dryer, washing machine, fridge, and light fixtures only.

Ok, thx. Do u buy expensive curtains? How much is the price differential in rental between fully and partial furnished?

[DC33_2008]

Some owners will get an ID to do up the place for another 25-30k for a two bedder apt. However, they only rent out for another $1000 more than a partial furnish unit. Payback period is 30 months. Not worth it. Still prefer partial furnish as different tenants have different taste.Do not save on curtain and light fixtures. It makes a different to the place. Old unit should have a fresh coat of paint before allow for viewing.

Ok, thx. Do u buy expensive curtains? How much is the price differential in rental between fully and partial furnished?