They have since tried to keep the dog on a leash while it is in the backyard, but it gets out of the house on occasion.our other problem is we went away for a couple days for the long weekend and when we returned, we found food and garbage on our back porch and throughout the yard.

(they hate them in most nice single family neighborhoods)  If a blade of grass is 1/8" over, I get a letter. if the garbage cans are not taken off the curb promptly, I get a letter.

Things to consider:LocationCostDownpaymentSelf-managed or PMRent rollsFinancial Statement of propertyExpenses (Water/sewer, garbage, utilities, legal fees, evictions, vacancies, maintenance, etc.)Area rental rates: https://www.rentometer.com/ and http://www.myapartmentmap.com/rental_data/

We provide fridge, stove, built-in DW & built-in MW as well as hook-ups for W/D but no W/D no garbage disposal.

You can toss out what's obvious garbage, and they suggest you store anything that looks like it's of value for a reasonable time, and send the tenant info to come get their stuff by X date.http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/handling-te...It looks like different cities and counties in Ohio have different court websites, and without looking closely, it looks possible the procedures may be different depending on where you are, so Google your city or county and "housing court evictions"This one for Cleveland says you need to first serve a 3 day notice to pay or quit, wait 3 business days, then start the eviction through Housing Court.http://clevelandhousingcourt.org/hc_fq_b.html

One roll of paper towels on the kitchen counter with one garbage bag.  12 pack of bottled water in the fridge.I think of it as providing the kind of little life necessities that most people don't think of until they need it NOW! 

Seven month later they moved out over one weekend leaving me with 40+ bags of garbage, utilities off and spoiling food in the frig and a kitty litter box full of....well, you know (and no pets were allowed in the place).Since then I've had at least three other applicants put down friends names as landlords. 

Thanks for the replies,Monthly expenses include: garbage $15, electricity $83, gas $124, snow removal $15, insurance $141, property taxes $294, mortgage $722.03, 5% vacancy estimate ($118), 5% repair estimate ($118), & %10 CapEx estimate ($236).

Don't be surprised if the first few deals you pitch to either private lenders or HML's end up in the garbage can.  

Better add if so.Utilities/Garbage = 0 **are you paying these?