So it is a bad idea to just let a tenant shovel the snow?

Best, F Yes, indeed, some similarities, like you hear alot about passive income streams here, passive this and that, but I am going to shovel snow today, so there is nothing passive about real estate for me (as a hands on DIY lanldord, but I suppose some do farm out all management).

Arturo Borges the company I work for just completed the new construction of 6 townhouses in Indian Rocks beach FL. Are

That would be 3 total properties (plus my personal residence) where I cut the grass, shovel the snow, conduct maintenance, and collect the rent.  

@Matt I don't think it was heat, just information with a flare.

I knew that there was a chance that I could get stuck with this house long before we put a shovel in the ground, so instead of building the usual builder 2400 sq ft bi-level or small colonial, we went BIG, a 4800 sq ft Colonial in the Greek revival theme, it's on two acres.

HI Ally,I Went through a similar dilemma a few years ago, I decided to shovel all the cash I could each month to pay off my student loans.

The tenant would mow the lawn and shovel the snow.

My own house had to be shoveled 20-30 times this Winter for that reason."

Nor do we ever supply a tenant with a lawn mower, chain saw or even a snow shovel!