That can be a long drywall screw, something to go over the screw threads (a 1 or 2 inch piece of old garden hose, or several wraps of duct tape, or similar), and a zip tie. 

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Plus, you should add in the cost of paying someone to shovel and keep up the place - gardener, handyman, etc.We kept our units a little under market to keep tenants, knowing they'd hit Craigslist and probably decide to stay.  

But even with the positive soil results, my fiancee still can’t get over the mining history in the area, and the impact that would have on daily living (always questioning the safety of local produce, our dog not able to swim in local waters, hesitance to plant a garden...etc.).So as for us acquiring this property for personal use, I think that’s probably out of the question.

And, you can assume they're already fighting about who is responsible for paying for the upkeep, who is making sure the pipes don't freeze, dealing with repairs, gardening, do they just want to rent it out....major hassles they're dealing with between them, probably.What can you offer them that's too good to refuse? 

This one seemed to match pretty well to the above: https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Simple-Living-Antique-White-Frosted-Pane-Wall-Cabinet/6356567/product.html?

She likes to do gardening so she has two garden hoses attached to two outlets. 

But, think about the cost of the roof and how often it has to be replaced, and maybe the cost of paying a gardener to mow the lawn, add that up over the lifetime of a roof, divide by number of months and see if the HOA fees really make sense.Find something else with no HOA fees, where you can be sure of the actual costs for the future and be in control of your property, where the only laws that can affect your property are put into place by a government or chamber of commerce where there are people involved that normally are a lot smarter than the homeowners who get on the board of the HOA with some weird personal agenda and zero property management experience.I kept my condo in Davis, CA for about 3 years and couldn't wait to sell it. 

They even do extra stuff around like the house (repairs and helping with the garden).I haven't raised the rent since they moved in.

They will eat up your time and be bad neighbors to other tenants and be rude to contractors like gardeners, etc.