Garbage disposal, microwave, internet, pool, patio table, window blinds,..... anything that could break or become a hassle.

For example, they may have furniture they need to store in a storage unit for a few months and other things that they need to move from a cottage, or an old boat or hot tub or pile of junk that they need to dispose of, and you can make that happen for them.

No ones situation is exactly the same, and some people will have more disposable income than others.

(2) To sell, convey and/or grant at public auction or private sale, to barter, to exchange, or to dispose of otherwise, any part, or the whole of the Trust Property which may, from time to time form part of the Trust estate, subject to such restrictions and for such consideration for cash and for credit, and generally upon such terms and conditions as may seem judicious, to secure payment upon any loan or loans of the Trust, by mortgage with or without power of sale, and to include such provisions, terms, and conditions as may seem desirable

I figure I might as well ask if the families (who are both from out-of-town) want to dispose of the property in the most painless manner possible.  

Investing should be accomplished with disposable income and cash on hand, absolutely not by by leveraging your own home for the money to invest, that being said for the unsophisticated investor! 

Some of the standard mail (junk mail) could merely be disposed of.

As an investor I have a variety of human resources at my disposal: carpenters, plumbers, roofers, realtors, etc.As an investor who's been around the block I have actual experience in each of those areas.

The problem with any such comparisons, is that they are never truly equal. income/price ratios do not reflect anything because one person is only making enough to survive, while another makes enough to buy two homes and survive.The survival costs should be subtracted out of income to make things equal before comparing to home costs.instead of income/price ratios it should be disposable income/price ratios.And the comparison of these figures will usually give you an indication of where people choose to live: city or suburbs.

I have a decent amount of disposable income that I've been putting towards other debt but that's almost gone... so I could reasonably expect to put away another 10K by the end of the year if that's my only route.