In a few weeks we settle on a nice 1980s house in Brisbane's west, near the river. The house has a good size split-system airconditioner in the open-plan lounge/dining room/kitchen area and a second airconditioner in the main bedroom. There's no cooling in the rest of the house, though it is elevated (due to being on a slope) and gets cooling breezes.
The PM we've engaged to find tenants for us suggested putting an air conditioner in the remaining three bedrooms at around $1600 each . We feel that a ceiling fan in each bedroom would be sufficient (around $250 each). The house is in a nice suburb and should get a high rent; given this, do we need to add any more air conditioners or are ceiling fans sufficient? I can't imagine a family happily paying the electricity bill for five air-cons!
Thanks in advance,
GG
If you can get enough rent to compensate you for the AC then I would do it, check what rent AC'd houses get and do your sums, if that doesn't add up then just put in fans.
Perhaps you can compare the local rental opposition and prices before making your decision, if something is open for rental inspection go and have a look