As the family grows, the property shrinks – fact!
Well it certainly feels that way, so all parents will know that renting a property for a few years has to allow a certain amount of growth for up and coming children turning into adults.
What should you have in mind if you are looking at property to rent for your family?
Growing families will need a large garden, a flexible layout as children move out or grow up and as with young couples a generous kitchen with an eating area for a growing family and for entertaining friends, so develop your property with that in mind for maximum profit on your house investment.
Off road parking and a garage are always one of the first items on the list as they may well have more than one car as both may work or one may need transport to take the kids to school. Plenty of storage is also essential, so consider adapting under stairways into good storage areas.
If you keep these basic points in mind you will find it easy to attract Growing Families into your buy to let home.
Avoid small reception rooms, which may double up as another bedroom when things get tight for space.
If you are a landlord looking to rent to a family then the above principles still apply.
You will find that they normally look after the property which will prove useful if at a later date you need to think about selling your it.
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