I'm exclusively using the Fannie mae Healthy Housing rewards now to remodel any affordable housing as removing lead and asbestos is a big profit center now.

However, you could try to somehow convince the "healthy" tenants to mow the grass or in the very least, hire a landscaper to mow the grass. 

I agree in principle as well; there just needs to be a healthy dose of common sense in the process.

Whenever I do a search for costsegregation, this thread comes up...puts a smile on my face :)

I sold the property two years later and used the proceeds from a healthy appreciation to buy lots in a hotter market - Cape Coral.

Message me, I always like a healthy debate.

I have intentionally built a healthy owner-tenant relationship over time, and I find that based on the mutual trust component, she cares for the property better than any other tenant I have had. 

Also, different points of view and different objectives make for a healthy market (and an interesting discussion).

As for the median American in my age group, yes I'm way beyond that and I attribute that success to the following:- Willing to delay gratification on a regular basis- Willing to do jobs no one else wants to do- Willing to work long hours for results (a strong work ethic)- Willing to take calculated but high upside/low downside risks- Willing to allow the "fruits of my labor" to be returned to the business instead of paying for a lavish lifestyle- A strong commitment to these principles by my spouse- A strong run of being healthy enough to work to produce excess profits- The fortuitous grace of being born and growing up in the United States, where opportunities for financial success are everywhere and accessible to anyone- A splash of luck at being in the "right place at the right time"

The solution to your problem is to start paying down your properties, by selling 1-3 of them to pay off the others and have a healthy pile of cash then hire a PM.