There's not much margin in it, and it's more of a favor or good will gesture, so I want to make sure I minimize my risk going into this.Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions!

Sound like a nice gesture but some locales the seller isn't required to do ANY repairs.

@Deborah Repaskey It's not necessary, but a small kind gesture can go a long way.

I agree with @Luka MilicevicIt sounds like a nice gesture until he crashes your car.

What a Silly foolish unscalable gesture that only a hobby landlord with 2-3 units would do .

You can’t create this precedent for you or any other one of your tenants.Snow removal is their job, end of story.The fact they they were going to sell the snowblower means that you need to start doing routine maintenance check ins at least once a month to make sure they aren’t stealing other things from you.Lastly, do not renew this tenant under any circumstance.On a personal level, the snowblower was very nice of you and for the right tenant with a good track record, it would be a nice gesture.

Would you consider showing gestures of gratitude to your tenants by sending them gifts as a way to improve the landlord-tenant relationship?

A lot of tenants don't expect much from a landlord and even a simple gesture can go a long way.

Make it seem like a good will gesture.

Let Them Get Settled InIf your new neighbors seem reclusive or aren’t as receptive to your welcome gestures as you’d like, just give them their space and time to settle in.