Furnishing
Apartments, which have a friendly, clean, modern and tasteful style, are easiest to rent out. e Please find some good examples and some not so good examples on our website.
The apartment should not look stuffed, but not too sterile either. Tenants usually just arrive with their suitcase and they want to feel at home immediately. A bit of decoration - e.g. pictures etc, always works.
Floors
Carpeted floors should be avoided. It is okay, to have a few small carpets which can be cleaned easily, but wall-to-wall carpets are not very hygenic if tenats often change.
Parquet, tiles or laminate floors (although not everybody likes laminate) are better.
Bathroom
The apartment should also have a modern bathroom, and it should not necessarily look - if you have the choice - white and sterile. If shower or tub, or both, certainly depends on the space you have. If you have a shower, you should keep in mind that the shower cabin should be easy to clean. Glas cabins are more suitable than plastic ones, since the water in Berlin is very calcareous.
Kitchen
A modern, fully equipped fitted kitchen or kitchenette is ideal. Most tenants also want a washing machine (washing machine which also has a dryer function is best) and some also appreciate a dishwasher, which is less essentiell than a washing machine.
- Dining table
- Chairs
- Dishes and cutlery
- Quality pots and pans
- Coffee maker
- Electric kettle
Bedroom
The bedroom should have at double bed or two singles beds, put together. A futon or a sleeping sofa - if it is the only bed - is not ideal. A wardrobe is also important.
- Bedding
should be washable
- Towels
- Bed-linen
same colour as towels, good quality, long lasting, easy to iron, at least 2-3 sets.
- Mattress cover
- Quality mattress is very important, actually the most important piece of furniture. A thin Ikea mattress is less than ideal.
Living room/Study
- Tv is a must
either cable or satellite, at least 55 cm
- Radio, mini-stere
- desk
- sofa
- table, chairs
- DSL
Most tenants who want for a short period of time, need DSL. Many have to work with the internet and can't wait for weeks until they get DSL. It is also a bit of work, and it does not make sense, that each tenant has to conclude his or her own contract.
Telephone is less important because most people have a mobile phone or they make phone calls over the internet via Skype.
Here you find all information on installing DSL.
Cleaning utensils
- Hoover
- Broom
- Mop
- Dustpan
- Duster
- Tea towesl
- Instruction manuals, cleaning instructions, if necessary etc.
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