If they say no, let them know that you will be having a tree service cut it at the property line.

The next thing would be having a crystal clear criteria for the property you are seeking as explained in the podcast.

Will you be having a team manage it for you or do you plan on self managing? 

I’ve been hearing Roanoke will be having a lot built out there and some major subdivisions and shopping areas. 

If their lease is up at the end of June and the security deposit is in my possession, then my biggest concern would be having the property ready for whoever will reside in the property after them. 

Big dogs can be more well behaved than smaller dogs and less yappy.

If I found a landlord insurance with would cover and the dog was well behaved, I may be more inclined if they also carried renters insurance that covered them, which I require renters insurance either way.

And this can be a lot, depending on your investor's expectations, when things are going well, and if something starts diverging from the plan, you may likely be having a lot more questions to address, on top of the regular operations.All this being said, it certainly can and has been done.  

I don't get involved, but if I have knowledge of a tenant that is behaving badly, I will get rid of them.

We had the reserves that we were never in danger of loosing the property.I do not necessarily believe one recession will behave like the next.