And the proportional costs to repairs (as a percentage of rent) are lower.  

All monies collected or received by the tax collecting official as proceeds of a tax lien auction or sale shall be distributed in the same manner and proportions as the tax collecting official is required by law to distribute other monies collected by him or her in satisfaction of ad valorem taxes.

And everything associated with that mortgage (closing costs, appraisal, origination fee, inspection) with a a proportionally high cost of the mortgage.

I'm another victim coming out of the wood work that was tangled in this ongoing sad mess of epic proportions.

The whole SEO consulting thing is blowing out of proportion.

In fact, if I personally saw a property that was an absolutely smokin' deal and a perfect rental property in every other way except for it having an inground pool, then I would consider buying it and factoring in the cost to demo and fill in the pool with compacted dirt then sod, or perhaps put a deck over it.

This doesn't have to cost a lot of money, but honestly it is proportional to the amount you can spend on marketing.

My street is private and our contractor always shows up after everyone has come and gone causing it to be too compacted to plow.

It makes some sense and fits with my own RE investing experience: my first investment was a very compact 5BR home near a university which I rented to graduate students.

Upon lease expiration / renewal, charge higher rent in proportion to the extra maintenance that this person requires; at least that will pay you for some of your time.