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Remodeling? Don’t Alter These 5 Unique Features

Living room featuring a stylish fireplace and unique decor elements, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.If you’re preparing an older Nashville rental property for new tenants, you may be contemplating on approaches and ways to renovate the home and, hopefully, appeal to a new generation of renters. But, on the other hand, before you get started on tearing out or painting over things, there are several features in older homes that you shouldn’t fix or remodel. Not only are these features that lend a home magnificence and character but, more so, trying to change them may end up being massively more expensive than it’s worth. Before you alter any unique features of your property, think about the benefits of keeping the features on our list.

Hardwood Floors

You may be thinking only about the long-term maintenance involved. Don’t be too fast to take out or cover up hardwood flooring. Both you and your tenants can take pleasure in the beauty of a hardwood floor, and it may even help greatly boost your property values. Just think of all the carpet cleaning you can happily avoid after each move-out.

Exposed Beams and Mantels

In like manner, if your property has wooden mantels or exposed ceiling beams, think twice in advance before removing or painting over them. Natural wood features continue to be very popular with homeowners and renters and add a warm beauty and allure to any room. Refinish a wooden mantel or leave your rustic wood beams just the way it is, lending a charming farmhouse feel that will, without a dooubt, distinguish your rental.

Millwork, Arches, and Pocket Doors

Older homes, definitely those made before the turn of the twentieth century, most often have unique design features similar to distinctive crown molding, arched doorways, pocket doors, and even medallions and other trim on the ceilings and walls. While such features may not seem to have a place in modern architecture, think again! Such unique details are trendy and in demand all over again, which will only significantly add to your rental property’s appeal.

Stained Glass

Another unique feature often found in older homes is stained glass. Stained glass windows have had their ebbs and flows in popularity through the years, and while some people might not actually fancy them, others find them really charming. Even so, that doesn’t indicate you should tear it out.

Colored glass panes easily help add light to dark spaces while preserving privacy. Also, you can always move the stained glass panes to a less visible place in the house, for instance, a bathroom window. This will help preserve the home’s unique style and history while smoothly allowing you to appeal to a wide range of renters.

Banquettes and Butler Pantries

After decades of homes built without utility rooms and built-in features, appeal and demand for these valuable elements have come back stronger than ever. This is why, if your older rental home has a butler pantry (small room next to the kitchen) or banquettes (built-in bench seating), you should think about keeping them. Homeowners and renters alike take pleasure in the utility and convenience of built-ins, while a butler pantry makes an incredible coffee station, work, or storage area.

Planning a rental property renovation is always a challenge, sometimes complicated. But be very careful, it’s principal not to ignore the appeal of your property’s unique details. Rather than trying to remove them, working with them can be essential to adding character, charm, and value to your property.

Would you like to discover more about creating a rental property that tenants will love? Have confidence in the local experts at Real Property Management Full Service. You can call us at 615-467-6281 or contact us online.

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