If you answer, "Yes", I've had several realtors say, "OK, then we're not going to bother coming"If you answer, "No", then there's a perceived edge in negotiations on their part. 

Have friends over without worrying about the smoke bothering your neighbor? 

ROFL  It might really bother people who like HOAs but that rule would not keep me from opening a sober living home or possibly even a halfway house in that HOA development.I often roll my eyes at HOA rules.  

Do you want to climb up stairs each day and does that bother you?

While they should be paid to oversee remodeling or whatnot, it still bothers me.

The thing is, that you can find all of those things, and have positive cash flow at the same time, so why bother with a negative cash flow property?

A lot that have attended will tell you not to bother.

It doesn't bother me to get a bunch of postcards/letters from wholesalers.  

Thus, I'd like to use a professional.)Last fall, I sought bids for snow removal (shoveling/blowing walkways - no plowing) and to those that bothered to respond, I got ridiculous prices back ($150-$225 per trip; it takes an hour total to shovel all the properties, including travel time between).This spring, I am seeking lawn maintenance bids and I am experiencing the same thing; outrageous (in my opinion) prices for the work involved.  

I'm trying to get a feel for what it should cost, and how many lenders will actually bother with something less than $100k.