Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

 - When I bought the property they paid the lawn care, plowing and trash.

They expect us to replace lightbulbs, won't change furnace filters and we also have lawn maintenance issues with them.

What I mean by that is in regards to the lawns and regulations.

basic front yard maintenance  parking issues  working on cars issues  Parking on the lawn instead of the driveway.. you see that a lot in certain areas were folks for whatever reason pull their car right up to the front door and ruin the lawn. so basically to self police and then give the other owners an ability to fine those violating the HOA rules.

In our lease tenant cuts lawn , rakes leaves and shovels snow

Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, lawn, snow, and turn costs all land squarely on you—with zero rent coming in.Let’s look at the math:If your SFH rents for $2,000/month and sits vacant for just one month, you’re out $2,000 in lost rent plus another $500–$700 in utilities, cleaning, and turnover expenses.

yellow walls don't really work in this city" or "actually, there's a bottomless pit in the front lawn that is putting people off".

He finds distressed properties , over grown lawns , junk in the house and yard .

We capture them through the squeeze page that is built into the software by advertising on Craigslist, or sending direct mail to service type companies like lawn maintenance, pest control, mobile computer repair, etc.