Great tree for the next owner.  

In addition, I'll have to have some trees taken down that are too close to the house (dead ones) and am spending some money on smaller fixes that are adding up (new stove, light fixtures, blinds, etc.).

I am very curious as to know how they react to heat, like if somebody put a hot tea pot or frying pan down on the counter. 

Although I placed a 30 FT antenna on my roof top and I have one of the tallest building in the area, I wasn't able to get my WiFi signal out very far because the trees got in the way.Maybe you can avoid the interference issues I encountered, but how will you compete if Google give out free Wi-Fi?

Other requirements could include side walks, storm water control, street trees, street lights, and running all utilities to the lots, including electric, gas, phone, cable plus water and sewer.There could be current zoning requirements that require larger lots than those platted maybe 50-60 years ago. 

We go for durable and environmentally good options.For our single family homes, we maintain the trees and shrubs... tenant maintains the lawn and planting beds.

Use an online matching service like Lending Tree or Quicken Loans.  

SFRs- we take care of trees and shrubs, tenant takes care of mowing, edging, and flower/vegetable beds.Maintenance Issues: We take care of all maintenance & repair.

@Caleb Mclamb   I love the timber business stick to that one.. forget the rest.. those trees just get bigger each day and as such your value grows.. talk about TRUE passive investing.  

Some of the less obvious items that I've been nitpicked on:- paint underneath the sink and in the utility closet- any tree branches / weeds touching the building perimeter- clean window frames (the channel where it slides had to be spotless)- common area / hallway must also meet code regardless of how many section 8 tenants you have