Ladybugs are great for keeping pests down in the garden...people also pay money to buy them. 

It’s a 3 bedroom house + casita, pool, and meditation gardens in a community near the Palmilla One and Only.

Total rent is $1845 (split by 4 [people] = $461.25) Additional bills at a flat rate: water, garbage, internet, and gardener, ($84 total if split by 4)Additional bills at a variable rate: PGE, housekeeper (TBD)-How should we charge the rent, as far as what bills to include in the base rent or charge separately?

One that the garden and 1st level share, and another that's only for the third level unit.

Hey @Brionne Moss.  

It's an interesting article I posted on another topic (accessory dwelling units aka grandma flats) that might be an interesting read for folks up in Portland. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/garden/grandma-n…@Larry Fried  Eugene is pretty darn nice too.

Here's a link to another thread where you can find info on one of them. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/548/topics/224150-orange-county-meetup-cypress-garden-grove-buena-park

it is making money because for 10 years it was at an interest only so it maid 600 a month but now i refinanced it and it is losing monthly the renters take care of all the expenses water trash gardener etc what i am wondering is should i keep it because it is costing me yes but it is also getting paid off by someone else and in a few years the rents will be up another 2 or $300 and it will be positive then mean while the write offs at the end of the year are helping me i am not sure what do you think 

I personally consider it a gift card for Amazon, Google, Kodak, Olive Garden, Kohls, The McBucks I got in a stocking as a kid to buy a happy meal.Today everyone has gift cards, tomorrow everyone will have even more secure gift cards to their business using blockchain technology. 

Check out a greenhouse or even Lowes or Home Depot's gardening center and ask if there is anything safe to either plant around the front of the house or a couple pots on the front porch.