If I had really nice houses in A+ neighborhoods, I'd pay landscapers to deal with the front yards only.

They spent the night on the front yard with all their stuff.

While I understand you have more square footage, you also don't have a yard or a garage.

There is some damage on the outside, and the yard (what we call yards in Phoenix, at least) is unkept.

I've been able to set my price ($130,000), not a major fixer upper (some cosmetic stuff is fine, but not a total rehab), a yard is a must, 2-4 units.I think having time to really think about what's important (and necessary for me) will definitely help me not rush in.

I saw the fertilizer question and thought oh no I should be having the yard sprayed for weeds.It's by no means a high end rental - but far from slum.Should I be spraying for weeds?

I was driving a neighborhood (after checking out a listing I was interested in) looking for homes with deferred maintenance and happened across a garage/yard sale sign.

When we bought our first rental, an SFR rowhouse, there was a chain link fence separating the yards, and the neighbor on one side had a large fierce barking dog.

The ones I see the most are politician signs (In private yards) and contractor signs on job sites.

Same housing stock, rising prices, lots of dumpsters in the front yards, minimal days on market.