Not "Home Run" numbers but...Purchase 79,000rents 1,300 a month insurance 850/yeartax 1,500/yearutilities/basic maintenance (lawn/snow) paid/done by tenants79,000 loan at 5% for 30 yearsnot a knock out, but it has a lot of new work done on it (roof/furnance/siding/windows/plumbing/electrical) within the last 5 years...and it cash flows

Painting, repairs, lawn mowing, lightbulb changing all will have to be done by an unrelated 3rd party.

This includes such things as maintenance supplies, utilities, lawn care and snow removal, as well as the operating expense to provide top notch professional management and maintenance personnel.I’m on a fixed income.

Disposal of fluids can be done properly, it's when they aren't you can have an issue.Noise is another issue to be covered generally, so revving up an engine constantly (as if they think they know what they are doing as old hot roders did) can be a noise issue.My lease prevented the tenant from keeping any inoperable machinery on premises or parts thereof, which meant all vehicles, lawn mowers or any gadget had to be operable, vehicles had to be titled, licensed and insured.The outside had to be free of clutter, trash, salvage or personal property not designed specifically as lawn furniture or for outdoor cooking and such was to be stored from view from the street when not in use.Those types of covenants will take care of a vehicle on blocks or an engine sitting in the yard.I wouldn't say anything about some minor repair being made to a vehicle, where do you draw the line, changing a windshield wiper or adding fluids or pulling the transmission. so long as it's done in the day and operable, doesn't cause toxics to spill, doesn't produce unwanted annoying noises, isn't a safety issue, is kept clean and neat, what's the issue?

Not storing boxes, files, and personal personal stuff, but power tools, hurricane panels for the duplex, extra lumber, lawn mower, ladders etc...are those "personal" items or items that helps maintain the property and thus not personal?

Property #1, being two buildings, would likely have some high maintenance costs--more lawn, 2 roofs, etc.

Because if you aren't your returns could be artificially inflated.Do you know what the cap rate is in your area?

(YES it ended but politics have artificially kept it going)My advice, don't raid the toy box because eventually you will want to play.

I looked on Roam and it had 2 notices of condemnation on it, plus had 4 pages of liens for lawn mowing, boarding up the windows etc etc etc.

@Derek Tyler I assume that it will be kind of obvious that the house is being worked on since the lawn is about 6 feet high right now and it looks abandoned.