On Tuesday, 6 September 2016 12:57:31 UTC+1, Tim Watts wrote:
If you can keep tenants for 2-3 years, then you should be doing a full
repaint anyway between tenants - so scuffing and a few dings will not
matter.

And only ever use white or magnolia paint, which will be easy to match.

If you expect to rent to families, do NOT have carpets in the lounge,
kitchen or loos.

No rented property should ever have carpet in kitchen or loo.

Unless you factor on replacing these or choosing
"university grade pre-puked-on" patterns.

yeah, the carpet in my room, err hall of residence, survived a wastepaper bin fire

Appliances: either go cheap and replace often (and thus not mind if they
get knocked about a bit) or put decent stuff in. Depends on the target
market.

Freestanding white appliances always quick and easy to replace and can often be got second-hand or scratch-n-dent.

A new cheap stainless-steel sink can also do wonders in freshening up a kitchen.

Owain