Also have the observation that the area is slowly improving due to many hoses are getting rehabbed or new are getting constructed. 

I'm basically drinking from a fire hose at the moment lol but I am definitely learning and this community has been a big help.

2% on 250k is barely more than first month, last month and security on a $1500/mo rental, they are tryin to hose you.

If you have foundation cracks leaking water visibly that can be addressed with things like hydraulic cement, but concrete is porous and you still won't be keeping all water out.

I'm not looking to hose anybody, these are actually numbers (2) realtors gave me and being a newbie I felt like I was working for the MOB.FinanceExaminer.

(If it hasn't rained in awhile someone can take a hose to the roof to check for leaks.)

With my duplexes, the tenants take care of the yards but I've always provided mowers and garden hoses, sprinklers. 

Usually all one needs to do to hook up utilities is plug the plug in, turn on the hose and hook up the sewer.I personally would go for that deal if the guy had good references from people he had moved.

There is heavy pros and cons to both selling and keeping.I am still not sure about the mowing thing...the units are not very big to begin with...plus the guy that rebuilt them only put 1 water hose outlet on the outside of the building....no idea why other than laziness/cost...

There's TONS of stuff here, it's more like drinking straight from the hydrant than the hose.