Can anyone refer a local person who may be interested in the lawn care/snow removal upkeep that it requires.

@Kyle DutsonMost people budget 5%-10% for capital expenditures(it can be more or less during a year but thats the average).The age of the house may dictate the number you use - Older homes require more upkeep than newer homesQuality of tenants - Better tenants will take care of home better and require lessdate of capital expenditures done by seller - Permits are usually required when there are big repairs done to a house.

People here are as nice as you would find anywhere, and generally like to get along rather than cause a lot of trouble, and as someone that grew up in NJ that's worth it's weight in gold.

My grandmother has her own stresses and doesnt have time to put energy into the upkeep either, so shes looking to sell everything. 

I would recommend cutting them out most likely unless, for your market, you know for sure they are earning their weight. 

Might be a box of nails that rattle, put a hammer in there to give it some weight, then wrap the real gift inside that one.

Then install "Vinyl" railings and Balusters (low upkeep).Have the front steps built like this (so they don't look like your looking through a skeleton).Put in a Fiberglass (low maintenance) Large Oval Glass front door with a good looking lock handle.Then I'd get rid of the vertical slider windows upstairs and replace them with ones that match the downstairs windows.

Don’t give up!

Potentially greater amount of upkeep.

I.E. are you paid by the mile, by the weight, is it long distance or a local daily route, etc.