If you have an income property, then you surly want to get the most out of it when you rent it out. There is only so much you can do though, because what you rent the house or apartment for, is dictated by what similar houses or apartments are renting for in the area it is in. You can do improvements on the place but they have to be cost effective. That is, the cost of the improvement has to be less than the money it will bring in, or its not even worth doing.



If you have any experience in the rental business, then you know that some improvements have to be tenant proof also. Things like carpeting and landscaping can become junk if they arent maintained well. One thing you can do to make your property stand out in the crowd when you advertise it, is to have satellite TV programming from Directv installed in it, ready to go when the tenents move in.

Think about it for a minute and you can see all the benefits it can bring. At the very least it will make the property more enticing, which will bring more responses when it is advertise. This will allow you to be just that more selective when you are sorting through the prospective tennants. On the long end, you can charge a little more than the cost of the satellite TV service and that is what is called profit and that is what the game is all about.

How much will it cost you to have the system installed? Absolutely nothing if you have the great folks at Directv help you out on this improvement project. They give all their new customers a free satellite system, that includes a top of the line Hughes receiver, when they join their family of viewers. Free installation also, so you just can't beat that deal. No hidden costs or catches and all you pay for is the programming that you get.

So now your rental property comes with a satellite system and it cost you nothing and because you have an entry level entertainment package the cost of the programming is minimal and it is passed on to the tennent. They are glad because they have to have TV programming and its already on and ready to go and you are glad because you have a great extra that your place comes with.

Directv will also give you a free digital camera when you sing up now and you can use it to take a picture of yourself smiling, after you see what a great deal you got after it is installed. Directv doesn't skimp on its entry level packages when it comes to programming either, so your tenants will have lots of channels to choose from. So the next time you list your income property for rent, think about adding "free satellite TV" on the add and bring up the rent to cover the cost and maybe put a few more bucks in your pocket at the same time.