The goal is to show good will to residents we hope to keep in a market where high rent increases are the norm.

I also agree with millings that are rolled/ packed down good. Will

It's a hard month for people to budget holidays, travel, gifts.Be glad your blessed and pass on the good will. 

Article 25 defines a real estate broker as an individual or an entity, who with intent to collect or receive a fee, compensation, or valuable consideration, sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, provides or offers to provide market analyses, lists or offers or attempts to list, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange or mortgage of real estate, or negotiates for the construction of a building on real estate; who leases or offers or rents or offers for rent real estate or the improvements on the real estate for others, as a whole or partial vocation; who engages in property management as a whole or partial vocation; who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others; or who, as owner or otherwise, engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation.

Here's the actual law on who needs to be licensed for what:Michigan’s occupational code, we find a very broad definition capturing any individual or entity that:…who with intent to collect or receive a fee, compensation, or valuable consideration, sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, provides or offers to provide market analyses, lists or offers or attempts to list, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange or mortgage of real estate, or negotiates for the construction of a building on real estate; who leases or offers or rents or offers for rent real estate or the improvements on the real estate for others, as a whole or partial vocation; who engages in property management as a whole or partial vocation; who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others; or who, as owner or otherwise, engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation.Chatting with someone from the Michigan REALTORS would likely be a good place to get confirmation as they would be the ones most interested.It's also important that whoever is doing the leasing is trained in all the laws around leases, RRP, fair housing, landlord-tenant law, tenant relationship act, HUD, lead disclosure law, eviction laws, etc. 

I think it goes miles to building goodwill with a new tenant.

We see it as an act of goodwill and way to protect our asset.  

If your aim was to get experience, earn goodwill, make a little money, take all burden off of them (so they can mentally retire), and one day buy the whole business from them...1.

Thanks for taking the time for the great info, I appreciate it and will pay the goodwill forward. 

@Timothy Lewman Not going to lie thats quite amazing, I've never had a boat left at a house but I have salvaged quite a few things left over and have donated a lot to goodwill.