.- Kids Toys:  We advertise to families and have another 2xKallax cubes full of toys that won't break and are tolerant of missing pieces, but are easy enough to cleanup:  lincoln logs, blocks, hard animals, stuff like that.   

I have an up-down duplex a few blocks to the west in the Sheridan neighborhood - both units are 1+Den/1BA apartments. 

Those are the hardest to notice because they dont cause any damage and drain normally.

Rental Open Houses don't work, but you can create a modified Open House by creating response texts that go over the requirements and then put all showings within a two hour block so you don't have to go so many times.

If you get a proven operator that offers sightly less, it may still be a good idea to stick with someone who's been around the block for a while. 

Of course, your specific block may be higher or lower.

My husband and I have a short term rental a block from the beach but while I was there I met a woman who is now contemplating renting from us September - December which is pretty exciting.I have a lot of enthusiasm for the market and wish other people did too!

Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Bruce there is also that famous case in San Fran  in the Seacliff area of 5 to 30 mil homes and someone bought their right of way on a small private street and were trying to block them off and then of course sell it back to these folks.

One block may be legal, the next block may not be.

Buying that ugly house on a nice block will pay you handsomely in the future.