NEW TENANT GIFTSHere's what we give new tenants.....Cleaning Bucket with Cleaning Supplies:white vinegar, baking soda, awesome degreaser, disinfectant wipes, carpet spot cleaner, magic eraser, all purpose cleaner, scrub sponge.Tote Bag with Useful Items and Tools:hand soap, paper towels, plastic garbage bags, toilet paper, toilet plunger, Zip-It (strip for clearing hair clogs from drains), plastic clothes hangers (6), shower curtain liner (good quality cloth one), laundry detergent, dish soap/dish detergent, cutting board, "Freeze the Grease, Save the Drain" kit, “Recycle” bag for collecting materials for recyling, magnet with our name and contact information, picture hangers.Refreshments In the Fridge (for move-in day): several bottles of water, healthy snacks, bottle of sparking cider with a welcome note attached.Larger items: Welcome mat, shoe tray.

I ask guests to take out their trash before they leave, and run the dishwasher, so there are no dirty dishes, food or garbage left out.

I ended up with a true landlording experience...including, section 8 inherited tenant, not paying her portion, 4 kids, doesn't pay bills, no phone, gets garbage pickup turned of by not paying...puts garbage in shed until code enforcement finds it.

So I paid $7,000 and then $8,000 for two garbage programs, one that folded three weeks in stealing my money and removing all their content from online, the other was just a hoax. $15,000 down the drain that could have been used towards the down payment on another property.

Yards cut, no parking on the grass, no garbage piled up everywhere. 

Meeting a contractor at the property to let them in, getting rid of garbage when the cans get missed, etc.

The YouTube and Instagram influencers who say it's easy to "Just BRRRR your way to wealth using Other People's Money and I quit my W2 job in 3 years at the age of 30 and I have passive income, etc" I wish people would stop listening to that garbage and talk to investors who have been doing this for 20+ years. 

We know that garbage was cheapest, BECAUSE it's cheapest.

So a lot of garbage out there. 

It would be safe to add in water/sewer/garbage.