Bath Math, Shower Power

Hey there all you tenants, landlords and ladies, property managers and owners. We’ve tackled bathrooms once before, but this week we’re taking it specific, getting down and, uh, clean in the showers and baths of all the homes, apartments, condos, duplexes and townhouses out there. Do you want to be cleansed? Hometown Rant has the guide for you.

Everybody knows that there are two types of people in this world–the bathers and the shower-ers, and though it’s really more of a gradient scale than a binary one, everybody has their type. Each has its benefits–the shower is quick, efficient and steamy whereas the bath is long, luxurious and bubbly. As you’re reading this, you’ll probably know which one you are. If you don’t, think about it for a minute. It’ll probably answer a lot of questions for you.

Landlords and property owners should already know this, but both the number and the quality of bathtubs and showers will be a big selling point on any rental property, which if made or maintained improperly can cause major damage. Tenants will appreciate and even pay extra for a good shower or bath that doesn’t leak when they use it.  Water pressure is also important, and a lack of it could be cause by a variety of things. Here’s a good wikihow for tenants or owners on troubleshooting water pressure issues.

For all the tenants reading, you’re the ones who really need to look inside yourself and figure out if you’re a bath or a shower person, since you’re the ones who’ll need to make the decision about where you want to eat, sleep and perhaps most importantly, bathe. It’s what separates us from the animals, people.

Besides your personal preferences, you’ll also have to take into account the number of people you’ll be sharing the space with, and what their likes and habits are. If you all work early and like to take long morning showers, you might want to be looking for a place with a couple bathrooms and a big enough hot water heater to accommodate you all. If you have a dog, particularly a larger one, you want to make sure that you could see yourself washing him or her in the tub or shower, and if you’ve never washed your dog, you probably should get on that.

After you get the practical details hashed out, it pretty much comes down to aesthetic preference. Do you like a tub with lots of room and some natural window light for afternoon baths, or do you like a little sauna-box of a shower with a nice wide showerhead. Head over to our listings and start finding the baths and showers you deserve! Afterwards, you’ll feel like Outkast, we promise.

Do you have rental questions of your own? Comments? Concerns? Love letters? Hate mail? We’ll be in the shower:  Hometownrant@hometownrent.com

 

 

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