I will see if I can find it and you can buy me some steaks for the grill as a thank you.

i think that would be cool if you were just flipping it, but might not be good to encourage fires by renters. you could put some stone pavers back there for a BBQ grill/hangout area though, that might be a little more under control. you could also plant some drought resistant desert plants along the edges. how big is the yard, it looks quite substantial.

When: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 - 6:30PM to 9ish+ Where: Rosamunde Sausage Grill (& Bar) Swans Market Place, 911 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607 Get There: Take BART to 12th St/Civic Center Oakland Station& walk down Broadway to decreasing-numbered streets.

When: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 - 6:30PM to 9ish+ Where: Rosamunde Sausage Grill (& Bar) Swans Market Place, 911 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607 Get There: Take BART to 12th St/Civic Center Oakland Station& walk down Broadway to decreasing-numbered streets.

When: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 - 6:30PM to 9ish+ Where: Rosamunde Sausage Grill (& Bar) Swans Market Place, 911 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607 http://www.yelp.com/biz/rosamunde-sausage-grill-oakland?

When: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 - 6:30PM to 9ish+Where: Rosamunde Sausage Grill (& Bar)Swans Market Place, 911 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607Get There: Take BART to 12th St/Civic Center Oakland Station& walk down Broadway to decreasing-numbered streets.

No theater, no going out to eat, no steaks on the grill, no booze, no new clothes unless really necessary for work, no Starbucks......you get the idea, deprive yourself until you accomplish a money making goal!

I agree the railings need to go, and would suggest you retool the bench into two smaller U-shaped seating areas, like this UU, or one U with a center box to hold a firepit / grill / fountain.  

I'm thinking a shared free laundry space is one, perhaps a shared grill on an outdoor ground level patio. 

Its just a small 7x7 structure to place a gas grill.