We usually give candy each year. I'm thinking about $25 off Dec rent. Any ideas that are creative and memorable? --24.123.x.xxx

Isnt this why all those popcorn tins are made? To my favorite section 8 residents, cash. --99.203.xx.xx

I don't give them anything. Keep your $ in your pocket. --50.107.xxx.xxx

That's what I give every year. --108.69.xxx.xxx

Bah. --184.53.x.xxx

(We loved it when contractors and stuff would order up meat-and-cheese trays, cookie trays, veggie trays... All the "real" people were taking vacation, so we were down to a skeleton staff that time of year--- and so the front desk and secretarial staff ate really, really well! So if I wasn't comfortable enough with someone for them to receive homemade edibles from me, I'd definitely order a little $10-$20 gift out of a food gift catalog, like Swiss Colony or Hickory Farms or Ranch Oak Farms or whatever.) --96.46.xxx.xx

You could re-gift all the crap left over from move outs! Hahaha --50.107.xxx.xxx

I don't do that. Most gifts are either fattening or a piece of junk. Their rents are not outrageous so a Christmas card is perfect --73.178.xxx.xx

On the flip side, my "A" and "B" tenants get upgrades with each additional year of tenancy. Today I gave a 2 year long tenant a new bathroom sink faucet, from a 2 handle to a single handle so when she does her hair, she can control the temperature and volume with one hand. I also gave her a 3' x 20' section of dirt along the side of her unit to plant a garden, in a common area. Use of my gardening tool and water from the spigot -- all year round. She pays her rent 1 week early every month, by the 25th of the month before. --47.156.xx.xx

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We don't send gifts to tenants. --50.82.xxx.xx

I used to give lottery tickets or Dunkin Donuts gift cards and it was a social experiment to see how many would even say thank you. That all stopped because some complained it wasn't enough and in the end no one would say thank you so that was the end of that. --38.142.xxx.xxx

We do, however, give gifts to friends, family, and people in need as the Father leads us. This is completely separate from the business and personal. --173.233.xxx.xxx

In fact, I just ordered all the cookies to be delivered to their offices on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Thanks, Amazon! --50.82.xxx.xx

Just curoius... if its a gift then why would you expect recognition or something in return. What i get in return is a tenant that keep their home, my house, in order and rent in time and they dont move...which can be more costly than the token of cash that i give them. These are my section8 tenants who can make $25vlive like $100. My A and B properties would be expecting anything as they know i provide them a good house and service. They have Plenty! After reading Brad's suggested book on Poverty i made this shift with me section 8 residents and its paid off handsomely all year. I'm blessed far beyond my generosity at Christmas. --99.203.xx.xx

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$25 has card for the new year in a card thanking them for on time rent payments and wishing them well in the new year. Rent not on time, just a card with more stamped/addressed rent envelopes. About to shift to clear now not sure if that will change what I do next year. --24.61.xxx.xx

We give small gifts ( decorative item, box of cookies) to some of our residents. Depends on how long they have been with us and honestly, how we feel about them. --24.233.xxx.xx

I give a $25 restaurant gift card when I sign them up for another years lease. They are excellent tenants and pay promptly. --72.134.xxx.xxx

I usually give a Christmas card, and sometimes drop off homemade cookies - if I've had the time to make them - but the gestures through the year really cement the relationship. --71.175.xxx.xxx

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Both my AC company and plumber will service my units 7 days a week until 8:00 pm. No upcharges ever. Many times my plumber does things for free. Why? Because I'm the reason his daughter is in "private school" or so he joked. Mutual respect goes a long way. --96.59.xx.xxx

BRAD --68.50.xxx.xxx

Our tenants are the reason we're still in business so of course we give them a holiday gift! We have about about 500 units and we give each unit a $25 gift certificate to the grocery store. Keep in mind we do have some vacancies and we don't give certificates to those who have given notice to move out. We have many long term tenants and they look forward to it each year and are always so thankful. And we love getting thank you calls and letters! --104.218.xx.xxx

Gift giving is a jester of goodwill that most tenants are not expecting. It helps develop a positive relationship and seems to bring more cooperation. I usually give a decorative gift of something edible like cookies. I get them at SAMs and they usually cost around $10 each. I give because I want to, not expecting anything in return, but I know it only can improve our business relationship. --72.177.xx.xx

1% going out. Guess im Super Super nice landlord. --99.203.xx.xxx

meant to say gesture of goodwill --72.177.xx.xx

What is the name of the book on poverty that Brad recommended? --216.201.xx.xxx

No One remembers a Christmas gift which is why we gave out free fair tickets this year in the middle of August along with a letter thanking them for business. 1 ticket to everyone over 6 years old in their household and transferable to someone they know if they cant go. We got the most Thank you and appreciative responses then ever before even though that's not what its all about ;) --24.93.xxx.xxx

I'm already giving them a clean and safe place to live.... --100.14.xxx.xx

BRAD --73.102.xxx.xxx

Thank you Brad! --216.201.xx.xxx

Up until 5 years ago I used to give all my tenants turkeys at Thanksgiving and a $25 Walmart gift card at Christmas in a card. I rarely got a thank you so I stopped. Just 2 weeks ago I got a call from someone who said her best friend used to live in one of my apartments and always talked about how she looked forward to the turkey at Thanksgiving. The tenant told all her friends how amazed she was that her landlord did that for her. The gal I was talking to said she remembered her friends gratitude years later and now that her senior parents needed to downsize she called me first. So I learned that a tenant may not tell me thank you, but there is a very good chance they will tell their friends and family because those acts are so rare. Apparently a $10 turkey made a lasting impression that led to a lead years later. I never would have imagined how many years a good deed would last or how far out it could ripple. Don't expect a thank you from your tenant but know that a good deed always returns back to you. --24.111.xx.xxx

Ruby Payne's book is great! Kindness is always appreciated and never wasted. That $10 turkey did truly trickle out and at at least one blessing returned to the giver. --98.151.xxx.xxx