When Travis and I moved to Missouri, we began renting out our home in Indiana. Although I didn’t know our renters, I wanted them to feel welcome and at home in our house.
Travis and I prayed for three things when we were searching for tenants:
- To find someone who would pay the rent (and on time),
- To find someone who wouldn’t tear up the house, and
- To find someone that would be blessed by this home.
What a perfect way to begin blessing this couple than by leaving them a welcome basket. It was easy to put together, and we left it for them to find on the day they moved in.
Our Welcome Basket Included:
- A bin to put everything in
- Two oven mitts (with chickens on them because I knew the woman moving in loves chickens)
- Two wine glasses
- A bottle of sparkling grape juice
- A pack of batteries
- A Sharpie
- Cute duct tape
- The garage door opener
- Sponges (the house doesn’t have a dishwasher)
- A candle
- A bag of chocolates
- Contact list with phone numbers for utilities and local places
- A card with a handwritten note
I got most of these items at a dollar store, yet it makes such a nice gift to welcome someone to their new home. I highly recommend it if you are a landlord because it’s a great way to start off your relationship with your renters.
What other items would you add to a welcome basket?
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This is such a great idea! We rented out our house in Tennessee for a couple years to two different families, but we never did anything as thought as this. If I received something like this I would definitely feel more motivated to take better care of the space!
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Thanks Erica! Maybe you can do this for your next tenants!
What a beautiful idea!
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Thanks!