Are these before or after pictures? I am shocked that a painter would even consider painting anything - no matter what it is - inside an obvious shower space...

I am curious to see what answers pop up because I am at a loss.

Thats ... mind-blowing. I feel like that's a legitimate - fix this or I don't pay you kind of situation? Sorry I have no advice though.

My advice would be to go down/up to the property you have purchased and see for yourself.

Be prepared for lots of $$$$$$$$$ if you are taking care of this from afar - if not today, then in the future.

I agree with Angel. You should go to your property and handle this. Painting a shower is not acceptable and it you don't fix this you could be looking at an expensive mould repair bill. And if renters have health issues because of mould, you could be on the hook for damages.

No ther way but to rip it out get proper waterproofing done and then tile or a new tub surround in acrylic either way a redo and please not by the guy who okayed a painted shower.

Is it actually plaster or is it some kind of impervious cement board withi sealer over it? What kind of paint, what kind of caulk, what kind of prep? Unless every bit of soap film removed it will soon become a peeling mess. Another factor with rental (been there done that) is that these spaces need to be well ventilated or mold forms and it esp loves latex paint. Get a bathroom fan with motion detector starter so tenants cant turn it off.

Of course tile is the far better choice but depending on exactly what the situation is - maybe you dont need to panic just yet (?????). Will you be around enough to monitor it from time to time? Water can get in the smallest places and start wreaking havoc and causing untold mold and rot in the framing before you can smell it or know what's happening.

We had a bathtub/shower once in an old vintage house with walls painted with EPOXY paint over plaster, and it actually held up quite well for a number of years. However we lived there and could monitor it and as I recall there were a couple of very minor cracks and paint peeling that needed to be touched up and the usual inevitable re-caulking.

How about buyng and installing a ver nice acrylic tub surround. Since your shower is in the bathtub, that should work very well for you, and you wouldnt have to tear out anything.

I agree with cat_ky. Don't particularly care for plastic surrounds but if you're pressed for cash, that would work. You could call in one of those 'renovate your bathroom in a day' companies to do it.

“It does look a ton better than the before.”

NO, it doesn’t. It’s far jankier and cheaper looking. It has to be replaced.