If there are any red stains on the sidewalks, that is not paint my friend.There are other indicators I'm sure, not living in a big city I'm not that familiar with such areas, but generally if you ask yourself a question before you invest it might be helpful in your marketing plans: Would I have lived there?

Our broken sidewalk is angled towards the building, allowing water to go towards the foundation.  

One noted that the sidewalk out front was cracked, which anybody could see without paying for an inspection.

The front sidewalk is mostly what I'm concerned about.

We've yet to run into any major repairs that have had to be done, thankfully, they've typically been things we do ourselves on our quarterly walk-throughs for PM, or they've been convenience repairs like sanding and re-staining the decks and power washing the siding and sidewalks. 

So, if you're planning on acquiring properties in affected areas, I would suggest you become an expert at moisture mitigation, mold removal, have the capital to weather another hurricane and the possible event of your insurance provider declaring bankruptcy and going belly up after such an occurrence.Consider this: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/why-cities-flood/538251/*Houston, including its roads, parking lots, sidewalks, and other pavements, along with asphalt, concrete, brick, stone, was originally developed on land that, not for it's development, would have naturally absorbed water.

The lease agreement says: "Tenants are responsible for proper yard maintenance and upkeep including but not limited to mowing, watering, cleaning gutters, raking, and shoveling of sidewalks".Are there any Colorado Springs or state of Colorado laws that would prevent an owner of a home from requiring the tenant purchases their own equipment?  

Best we could do was a ditch witch run to the side walk & they did the rest.

Brown signed, my tenant gets a notice about sprinkler overrun hitting the sidewalk and watering on the wrong day.I've been phasing in my xeriscaping for a while now.

Large trees and their large root systems can cause several problems.They can fall over on the house or garage.Their roots can destroy sewer lines.Their roots can destroy driveways and sidewalks.