They say the tree pushed the fence over.

So, I think the neighbors are jealous of my house because it's the big one with the big lot and towering trees.

This property has in the past been pasture for grazing, and we built a rental on one of the lots, in addition to planting trees and running irrigation. 

Before I was so sick I couldn't work anymore I went to my rental unit with the left of my savings to hopefully fix it to maximize my appraisal for a refi.While at the house I was 2 weeks into fixing the siding from a tree and patching a glass door that was removed before i bought it.

Example for my market: - water heater $1600 (lower end of licensed plumber cost), 12.5 years (150 months) $10.67/month- roof (asphalt shingle) 2 br, 2ba typical size ~$10k licensed, 20 year life span $41.67/monthkitchen, exterior paint, flooring, plumbing, electrical, fencing, tree trimming (I have a property where the tree trimming is one of the larger maintenance/cap ex items at over $1k/year), bathrooms.  

So if this is a 10 year goal, it should be higher if $20k is what you need today.With that said, chasing strictly cash flow may be missing the forest for the trees especially with a decent time horizon. 

My take is that for the majority of novice investors, the idea of the "best deal" is missing the forest for the trees.

You will need to get a local, rockstar Realtor, contractor, lender, and property manager.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...I invest locally in Columbus, Ohio

You can buy 600 filters for the same cost as one (premature) furnace replacement.We also use the inspection to do some tenant training based on what we find on how to maintain the house, the lawn, down spout extensions etc We might also order a tree trimming, weed&feed or re-seal the driveway.

They also have people come over and take pictures of your place of clueless items such as your coat rack and a Christmas tree.