Take lawn care, for example.

I read a lot of different posts about how to handle laundry and lawn care but I was wondering what was standard in this area. 

If you own say a 5 unit multi.ProsThat is one closing, one location, one roof (maybe 2), one PM (because one location), one lawn to care  Value of property is based on income you can generate from it.  

The city is about to take the home within the next year if the taxes aren't paid and the lawn isn't cut. 

Talk with local investors and property managers to get sense of vacancy rates for your area/asset class.What about water/sewer and lawn care?

This leads to temporary and artificially high valuations on some properties.

@Zachary Bellinghausen - From a quick look, you need to add water/sewer and lawn maintenance to your expenses.

, "Does this property get lawn care?"

A 20% expense ratio is likely artificially low and a (directionally) more realistic expense # is $76,800 (40%), giving NOI of $115,200.

I'm looking for things like percentage of equity to rent, comparing amortization schedules (2, 5, 10, 15 and 20) with different balloon payments, a breakdown of operating expense responsibilities (e.g. lawn and snow, property taxes) etc.Thanks,Mike