for the current tenant, increase the rent when their lease is up for renewal to cover the costs.You can also use it as a marketing tool when advertizing-access to the yard, but not responsible for cutting the grass.

I think some education helps advert mistakes, and one mistake can cost you the farm.

This is not an advert by any means, I am just trying to get a gage of the location within Northern New Jersey and places closish to Englewood.Does anyone have any suggestions on cities/towns?

They don't start advertizing until just before it is vacant.It also depends on the type of rental and location. 

For 'special' tenants who are not clean, you may want to line up cleaners to come in the day after they move out and advertize it for rent starting on the 15th of the month. 

Bigger isn't always better and experience and a good team counts for a lot.Ask them how they advertize the rentals, how long it takes them to rent, what type of rentals they have (do they specialize in condos, student rentals, etc) and what their turnover is like. 

Id suggest getting a full purchasing power assessment (pre-approved) first so we know where you are right now given your income/credit/assets and how your scenario will look or will be considered once you complete your refinances to make sure we can advert any potential speed bumps that might up while you strive to reach your goals.Hope that helps.

If you advertize as $500 a month plus utilities, you may get a larger tenant pool to select from.

Once you know you're in the clear, I'm seconding the Craigslist advert.

Sorry Andrew, but I do not remember the name of the contractor, I just read a few posts or adverts of theirs somewhere recently.