He paid for all things, utilities, cable, garbage, water sewer, internet, maid service, lawn care.

Re-painting a few walls, repairing garage door and opener, it needs a little maintenance, frig not working correctly, replacing a few toilet seats, cleaning up lawn.

Also check anyplace the lawn never gets mowed, or the grass is brown not green, or other obvious signs of no tenant on premises.

A few other ideas have gone around about coop lawn service and possibly landscaping.

I have also allowed $1200 per year for lawn maintenance and miscellaneous fees that might come up.

You guys also need to agree on what it will be in the future.My $.02 are the tenant should do the lawn work and not be reimbursed, but the precedent was set early.

It's also been described to me as the largest Republican population in a heavily Liberal county and state ;)I can totally understand your fear of offending your neighbors because you probably will - any sign on the lawn other then "Vote Elephant" is offensive there ;)The wavy canopy mountain roads with and breathtaking views there would be the envy of anyone passionate about RE.

TALL lawns, broken glass, boarded up, etc.

Consider mortgage payments, insurance payments, maintenance costs (lawn mowing, cleaning, etc.) and multiply them by the number of months the buyer can expect to hold the property for.

I have a lease that makes requirements; no inoperable vehicles or machinery, trash carts returned within 24 hours, no furniture or other items left outside unless designed for outdoor use, lawns kept in like manner of other surrounding properties...etc.