There are 4 to 5 houses on this private drive way which is paved like a street but is not maintained by the city and most if not all of these houses belong to family members in the estate.I have to concerns about buying this property and please fill me in on your thoughts and opinions.  1. 

I think $100/ hour for labor plus $50 for parts is fair.

Quote from @Ashwani Singh: Has anyone got an excel sheet that is good to maintain your month by month rental property management expenses and income?

The goal is to achieve and maintain financial freedom.

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

However, if I earn too much “earned income,” I risk losing these essential benefits.That’s why I’m exploring real estate and the stock market, as these generate “unearned income” and allow me to maintain my benefits while building financial security.

It was maintained on outside but a fair amount of junk. 

We are hoping to avoid doing any sort of partnership and maintain a single member LLC, but searching online hasn't been fruitful.

Here's my question: What is a fair way for them to be compensated?

Fair enough that he's not on contract for that, but it really would have been great if he could have informed me that this was a thing and that there was a deadline.