Operating expenses include taxes, insurance, management, maintenance, vacancy expenses, advertising, utilities paid by the owner (at least during vacancies, rehab, etc), evictions, court costs, entity maintenance, legal fees, common area upkeep, lawn care, snow removal, office supplies, damage done by the tenants (in excess of the deposit), lawsuits, capital expenses (although not technically an operating expense), etc, etc, etc.

landscaping/grounds keeping, snow removal?

Snow mostly on the mountains.

Also once a week they take half a day and go around to the properties and hit the lawns, or driveways for snow in the winter and such.

When the snow melts awayDo the Cubbies still playIn their ivy-covered burial ground.When I was a boy they were my pride and joy But now they only bring fatigue To the home of the brave The land of the free And the doormat of the national league

I've been reading incessently since I logged on and I keep seeing this abbreviation.

This morning it was snowing.

If you moving to Florida do you really need to bring that old snow suit, sled and ski mask?

Thanks guys . . . we're in the mid 30's now.

Here in Chicago we had a nasty snow storm last week.