You still have utilities, HOA, replacements, sundries, pool cleaning, property management etc. 

Then later today the investor chose to include me in a group text he has created with other people on the road leading to the housing project about how great of a victory it is that he’s gotten the dumpster moved and that he will be cleaning up the space and planting grass and greening it up come summer.

The reason for this is that the month-to-month tenant will leave the property sooner and thus you will have to come out of pocket to prep the property for the next tenant (i.e. clean it up, repairs, paint, etc.)

First time homeowner here (since 2020)…I really want to move out of my current home because it is too large for me and my two dogs and I hate cleaning so much space (refuse to pay someone to do it haha)it’s a 3BR/2.5BA, two stories, 2565 sq ft on a 7000 lot with a huge pool in the backyard.

I know it is annoying when some guests do a bit of damage or make a mess.We had some guests break a window, break the futon, break a handrail bracket, cigarette butts on the deck (we have a strict no smoking anywhere on the property), leaving garbage here and there, not cleaning up after their dogs....All I do is fix the problem and charge the guests for the damage.

I cleaned up my diet.

Cleaning units between tenants?

The was fairly clean but there was a sense of uneasiness that came when I was in heart of Houston. 

Clean the places up and place new renters at market rates.

Those numbers don't work unless you will clean up on appreciation which for new build, especially in a development, takes much longer.