My neighbors are wonderful and we're all on the same page in regards to some drifter people that hang out on the sidewalk sort of out front and to the side, and it has deterred at least 2 of the renters from applying.

It might be a bit cheaper, but the real savings is if you don’t have to replace plantings, sidewalk, driveway, etc.

Their roots will cause you lots of plumbing problems, possibly driveway and side-walk issues and in the worst case, foundation issues.For me, I'm big on heading off these problems before they occur.

Ask the city if you have to do any site improvements like adding a sidewalk or curb. 4.

Replacing side walks on a city property that is out side the city limits just added 2 weeks to the project. 

The most recent unreasonable request was to replace a sidewalk that had passed inspection just a few years prior - newly hired inspector has to show he can flex his muscle I guess.

I give the neighbors my phone number and assure them lawns will be mowed, weeds sprayed, sidewalk shoveled, etc.

Title insurance would have cover that.Another time I bought a property that had anew street, sidewalk and curb put in by the town. 

Does that stop them from smoking on the sidewalk out front?

They are not permanently affixed to the structure, are removable and replaceable (and are removed and replaced frequently).The way that my tax professor explained it to me is that you could take any one of these items and place it in the middle of a field, on a sidewalk, wherever.