I currently do the lawn care for 6 of my long term rentals.

Prop Tax's some of lowest in the country for fully service properites  IE WATER SEWER Paved ST.. schools etc.2. on going maintenance  desert scape   No lawn going wild like the mid west. 3. lack of water intrusion  4.

Also cleaned up over grown yard and trees and put in a lawn.

It is the equivalent of your neighbor paying somebody $40 to mow his lawn vs you cutting the grass yourself and claiming that you made $38 more than your neighbor because it only cost you $2 of gas.

Annual rent: $44,280Vacancy: 5%Prop mgmt: 10%Mortgage (taxes&insurance): $21000Maintenance: $6k a year (always go high before seeing a property)Lawn, water/sewer, trash: $1600Getting CoC return at full price of close to 15%.

Grass lawns will be a thing of the past already happening in Vegas  buy stock in a company that makes artificial turf they are going to have a field day in the coming years.. that stuff has been massively upgraded.. we even used it on the South side of Chicago recently its darn near Hood proof as well. 

Check for any city/county services such as lawn care and for any code violations with reimbursable costs and or penalties.I buy a lot this way and have NEVER had the taxes skipped, generally I have to pay them, rarely the seller pays at transfer, RARELY. 

Expenses such as water, sewer, garbage, gas, electricity, lawn care, etc.

All we did was take trash to the dump and mow the lawn twice.

Type of neighborhood, access to highways & shopping/entertainment, all the utilities that will be included (even if they seem like little things) and any services you might offer as the landlord (Snow & lawn maintenance provided, 'FREE Heat', etc).