I've seen garbage (mattresses, furniture, etc) piled up around the dumpster. 

Also, by "better for the neighborhood" I mean that the past tenants had unruly kids (jumping the fence to swim in the neighbors pool) and left large piles of garbage in front of the house, mattresses chairs etc.I hope this works out for them.

With the economy falling apart, what would you do with it, put it under the mattress?

If you prefer to hold "cash" in whatever denomination in a safety deposit box, home safe, in a Mason jar buried in the backyard or under your mattress...several companies will sell you currency from a number of countries.

. $99 mattresses and Goodwill furnishings will not cut it. there's a lot that goes into it.

Most of my tenants just lay a mattress on the floor to sleep and they do stupid stuff like wash their clothes in the bath tub instead of the local laundry mat so there’s really no point in offering amenities or wasting profits on nice finishes  to my clientele.

If you think of it as a savings vehicle you need to know that you'll probably do better taking your life insurance premiums and stacking it under your mattress.

. $25.00 minABANDONED PROPERTY REMOVAL DISPOSAL CHARGESKitchen table $20.00, Kitchen chairs $10.00 each, Upholstered chairs $20.00 each, Sofa/ Couch $35.00- $50.00, Hide abed $45.00, Mattress $20.00, Box Spring $20.00, Dressers $40.00,shelves, entertainment centers, bookcases, end tables, coffee tables, $15.00 - $50.00 each.Computers, Monitors $15.00 each, Televisions & Stereo Equipment $25.00 - $50.00 per item.

With a mattress, a lamp and a desk in my room.

I use a rubber bands around my bills, then deposit them in my mattress for safe keeping.