The cash flow in and out on these properties is a bit of a mystery to me so it's hard to determine if or how much I should leverage and if my other rentals would have to float all or some of the expenses until I get a big payday with a harvest. 

Every time I remove a harvest gold fridge, maroon porcelain toilet, orange carpeting or plaid wallpaper from a very dated home I always wonder, "what on earth were they thinking?!?"

I got a plot in the community garden about a mile away.As much as I love gardening and feel for your tenant, my first thought was of the ugly mess gardens look like most of the year, because if it being winter, or the end of the harvest, etc.  

Typical language says tenant can exit early by paying a fee equivalent to two month's rent.Be sure to harvest and implement the lesson you're learning.Update your lease.

So start off on a good foot.4 - Lastly (there's so much more) remember what the Pilgrims learned - you have to add nutrients first if you want a big harvest.

I did sell out my share to my much younger partner who wants to be a blueberry farmer... me I aint no farmer.. so I got a BIG chunk of the 250k I put into this deal back over the last 2 years and took a smaller % at year 5 I will have all my money back and will make about 50k a year positive on the blueberry harvest...

@Greg ChristensenI am sure more experts in this forum would have better ideas, but here are some crazy ideas:1) Timber harvest: 2) Cropland rental:3) Hunting lease:4) Cabin rental:5) Storage Units

Harvest (35749) and Madison would fall into that category.

Our criteria:Single family home (3 bedroom/2bath)Less than 20 years oldSchools with ratings of 6 or abovePurchase price: $135K or lessGoal:Hold and rentMake decent cash flowDecent appreciation over timeHire local company to manage propertiesCurrently we're focusing on Madison, Harvest, Capshaw, and the east side of Athens.

We are looking in the Hill country and my wife's cousin is currently buiding an extensive Rain Water harvesting system utilizing the roofs of his new house and barn near Fredricksburg.