I am curious what other landlords tend to go with. I still put the old style coil top electric ranges in my unit. Reason being is that my clientele tends to be low to middle income.

So some of them, not all, would not take care of glass top smooth surface stove as good. It would irritate me when I spend that much more money on those and they don't take care of them.

Also, the coil range is easy to repair and less costly when a range burns out, just plug and play. They tend to last a long time.

Now, I know that I am not a very experienced or seasoned LL here, so take this for what you will.

I have what I consider a B-(because the house is maintained), or C (because of the area) SFH that also attracts lower to middle income. However, I bought a used glass top stove because they look better when selling or renting. That was 12 years ago and everything is fine. Also however, I give the tenants a few move in gifts, one of which, is a bottle of glass top stove cleaner and the appropriate sponge. I also have the instruction manual in the move in binder that I put their copy of the lease in. This is not an absolute solution as that doesn't mean that they are clean house keepers, but, I think, it is easier to clean then the coil range and thus may make them more apt to take time to clean. I am also learning on here, over time, how to clean them with a scrapper when the silly rabbits never clean them.

Maybe you try buying a good used one, give them the instructions, cleaning material at move in, show them at move in, and see what happens.

My rentals all have gas ranges. Upper middle class tenants and they prefer gas.

I've had a glass top for myself and hated it. I had a glass top in one of my rentals and every time a tenant moved out the top of it practically had to be sand blasted.

The coil tops, if the burner pan isn't too bad, it can go into the dishwasher. If it is really nasty, then I buy a new set of burner pans and take it pout if the tenant's deposit.

We rip and replace coil stoves with used white flats at turn-over or renovation or if the oven fails.

In a top class "A" location, I converted a triplex into a 7 unit. I installed the all electric kitchen in one Acme units. A metal base cabinet with a refrigerator on the bottom and a sink plus a 4 burner electric stove top with coils. All in Stainless Steel. They were around $1,800 at the time. I installed them in the 4 new units.

If a single family house then a natural gas stove is a better option as lower current draw and voltage where a gas stove operates on 120 VAC. If natural gas is not available or too difficult to run a gas line then the coil type is a better option as easier to repair along with the glass top is broken then very costly to repair just for the part alone. Here when the price of hydro electricity went up dramatically a lot of people were selling online kijiji.ca electric glass top stoves where often when the stove was pulled out the gas line was already there. For about

If a single family house where there natural gas then a gas stove is a better option as less current and voltage where there is less strain on electric components. a gas stove will last longer where only cleaning is required as once in while burner covers removed then with steam cleaner the inside can be cleaned out. If multi-residential rental buildings if buying new or at the Habitat for Humanity restore then coil is a better option. Here when the price of hydro electricity went dramatically a lot of people were selling on kijiji online the glass top stoves where usually paid $100 to $150 CDN dollars for. Often when went to pick up stove there already was gas line behind the stove where then the gas stove would put in. Any appliance for rentals is going to have a shorter life expectancy as people do not care as it is not theirs. If a appliance lasts more then 5 years that is rare. Where found used where write off right away as less $300 it is amortized over five years.

The lower end coil stoves are what I buy. I want 2 large and 2 small coil burners. Self cleaning oven depends on what is available and the price. People don’t take care of the smooth top ones.

I prefer coils for rentals. I bought a used white stove for 75.oo recently and want to replace one in my latest unit. I put the plain (no window in door), also no clock, white electric coil Gibson on Craig's List for 50.00. No takers.

I figured a slum lord or really poor person on fixed income might want it. So I might just donate it or leave it since it does work.

It only has one large burner & 3 small so that might be part of it.

We started transitioning to glass tops over a decade ago. All but one are now glass top. We've had to replace only one... cause a tenant melted down a pot on it.

No one so far has managed to break one. Some of them do get scratched up, but so far so good.

We find the houses are easier to rent to nicer tenants with the glass tops. And while the eyes do burn out (I've had to replace only one eye), the coils burn out faster and require more maintenance.

I have seen first hand what a tenant can do to a glass top. It isn't pretty.

Glass top units have a thermocouple that turns the burner on and off so it maintains a temp that won't damage the glass. These thermocouples go bad and will crystalize the glass top and it isn't the tenant's fault.