To cover myself, I added the following provision to my lease..."... when needed to water the grass, Tenant agrees to allow use of their paid water to maintain lawn health and appearance as needed."

I give the neighbors my phone number and assure them lawns will be mowed, weeds sprayed, sidewalk shoveled, etc.

Certainly at the supermarket.But, it's not that simple.Interest rates are artificially held low.

It is therefor beneficial to have a 30 year as opposed to a 15 year mortgage.Equity in a rental is artificially buying cash flow at a very high rate based on the opportunity value of cash.

Same question for the people you pay to mow the lawn. 

My lawn service, contractors and pest control guys tell me if pets or other shady activities are happening at the property.

And if there’s $75K worth of rehab the owners annual expenses are likely artificially low, which is likely what created the $75K need in the first place.

What are your lawn care costs or are the tenants responsible?

But I'd like to run the numbers in the scenario as I move out after 2 years living there to check the cashflow- Financing: owner occupied conventional loan - Downpayment: 5% - Interest rate: 4% - Loan period: 30 years (fixed) - Vacancy of 5%, Repairs of 5%, Capex of 5%, and PM of 10% - I assume I can get 10% discount based on how long it's been on the market (purchase price of $719,100) - I used Realtor.com from the link and based on purchase price of $719,100 it gives me prop tax of $749- I relied on the listing agent data of $92 per month for home insurance - I relied on the listing agent data of $112.50 per month for water, $112.50 for sewage, $95 for garbage, and $60 for lawn care (assuming the tenants pay for their own electricity and gas) - I left PMI to be 0 since I do not know how to calculate this Result: Based on assumptions and MLS listing, this property cashflow -$1,280.00 (aka, a horrible investment).

Perhaps add cutting lawns and trimming bushes to your offering.In the age of Craigslist, Facebook marketplace and PayPal/Venmo/cashapp, anyone can start a side hustle pretty easily with some free ads, flyers, and a few T-shirts with your business logo.