The day before closing we drive by and there is a big sign posted in the yard about a city hearing to tear it down along with postings on the door.

Is there any way to have a property management company handle the midnight calls, the routine maintenance, the drama, the toilets, the yard, and everything like that... but personally handle the tenant screening and application process/documentation?

They are located on the same plot of land.The entire lot is ~ 11000 sqft and these two houses take up less than 1/3 of that, the rest of the property is just yard.

- Offer some incentive, like doing yard work for small rent discount?

If you get the house first, 3-4 B, good school district, good layout, yard, 2 car garage, fence, pet friendly, etc.

In my area, a dry basement is a huge plus, as well as a decent sized fenced yard and central air.

It reminds me of emails I saw years ago from a guy that used to respond to personal ads and mess with the girls.As far as CL ads, I like to look under housing wanted and look at pictures of people and their crazy stories.I like under free ads when someone will say "free firewood" and then there's a pic of a tree that they want you to remove from their yard.

It sounds like 80% chance they will buy the whole house, and 20% chance they will buy part of the front yard (15 feet) to put in a bike trail.

i am a frequent buyer at home depot as well, there is a lumber yard i used but i would need to make sure i was getting alot of stuff to make the drive worth it.

The yard was also full of stuff, including a dead car, many tires, assorted junk, and dead trees.