Send her some flowers with a note saying thanks for doing such a good job maintaining our credit standing with the loan on the house and I shouldn't have asked for you to sell a home you love.

We do however allow the tenants to use the water to maintain the landscaping, their flower beds and vegetable gardens.Here are actual numbers of usage by 100 Cu Ft per read date for this past year.1/8/16 - 54 cu ft11/5/15 - 49 cu ft9/7/15 - 60 cu ft7/6/15 - 55 cu ft5/6/15 - 49 cu ft3/3/15 - 53 cu ftSo, in our experience it is quite manageable for us to pay for the water.

Focus on (1) getting good traffic, (2) pre-screen (credit score a+ income) to eliminate those with no chance of qualifying, and (3) high conversion ratio (conversion ratio of prospects to applicants).Conversion ratio can be improved by...immediately getting driver bys attention with a red door, bright colorful flowers or something else that sticks out a makes a good positive impression (aka. sex appeal).  

This might include an occasional gift basket, flowers for the front porch, giving the property a nice amenity update, etc.That being said, you can have a great experience with your tenants without going over the top.

The “staging” comes in the form of posting great professional photos online including decorative touches like modern vases, flowers, throw pillows and blankets, table runners, etc.

My only suggestion is to add some flowering plants there, to really wow them. 

It means that if you sell any object (say cars), then don't dilute your time, money and effort to diversify into non-car objects (eg flowers & candy). 

Trim hedges, mow lawns, plant flowers and haul away any junk from the yard.

Maybe put in a flower bed or bushes or some kind of a lattice-type barrier that looks nice.  

At least a family of four will vacuum the carpet and plant some flowers in front and generally try to make it look like a home.