Does it turn off potential tenants..?

Yes, I would say, to some degree.

I bought a 2-unit single family home (suite in basement) with shared, with coin operated laundry already there when purchased. ($1 for wash, $1 for dry)

Potential tenants, especially women who have been shown through literally blanche - you can see their face fall when they see it. They comment that they've never seen something like this before. I am guessing that when people are looking for a 'non-apartment' experience they want everything to feel more like a 'real' home of their own.

I don't know if it is a deal-breaker for sure, but I almost lost the first set of tenants as a result. I get a strong impression that they are greatly turned off.

Don't know if this helps.

I've gotten the card-operated ones for Edmonton multi-family properties through Coin-o-matic.

Just wondering what rate per load are people getting on their coin-ops?

Reg,

That's my question too.  What do you charge per load for the washing machine? And also the dryer?

I am looking at replacing our old machines one at a time.  The old washer is fried.  The machines are ancient - currently charge $1 for washing and $1 for drying.   I'm told that at the local laudromat it costs about $6 total to wash and dry but that the machines are twice the size of our old ones.

 

$1.50 to $2 is the most common in my area