I will need to have those trimmed twice a year, plus I will probably ask them to do some flower beds sometime in the future (which will mean pulling weeds too).

I find it funny I see rehabs spend thousands on the house and the yard looks like crap no flowers and most of their idea of landscaping is crappy bushes be different put actual flowers!

It is not all flowers and roses out there, stop thinking it is.Look, take the money you are making, clean up your credit.

If the bees are outside it is not your responsibility any more than if they were on the flowers in the garden.

How to reach an asset manager..Hire a private investigator to find out who they are, what office they work out of and the name of their executive secretary.Have the investigator find out what organization(s) or clubs the manager belongs to, show up at one of their meetings as a true believer who has fortuitiously "bumped into them".Try sending a big bouquet of flowers to the executive secretary along with a singing telegram person who will deliver your message and hand him or her some ballons and a bottle of good wine with your compliments and business card.

The tenant claimed allergy problems, but frankly it's like saying I should pay for all tenants' allergy medicine if there is a bunch of flowers next door to the building.

Here is what I told my son who was a wall flower at an REI event.  

Lily, how long was this property "on the market?"

the end is near"I'm on board with flower Steph, I don't waste an argument anymore, I've done enough deals with enough Realtors that I don't need to "educate" them anymore, it's their fault not mine they don't know any better. caveat, when you do find a Realtor that at least understands and does what you ask them to do, consider an informal marriage.

It could use some flowers and some outside 'sprucing' up. $1600 is with Taxes(5000/year) and insurance (1200/year).Taxes do seem high, but the thing that is appealing about this place is that it is in a very nice neighborhood.