But even with the positive soil results, my fiancee still can’t get over the mining history in the area, and the impact that would have on daily living (always questioning the safety of local produce, our dog not able to swim in local waters, hesitance to plant a garden...etc.).So as for us acquiring this property for personal use, I think that’s probably out of the question.

Good trees can be strategically planted to provide beneficial shade too.Step up and do for the property what you would do for your own home to make it comfortable.

A waterproof textured laminate is nice in common areas, and carpet bedrooms.

Imagining it’s going to be a neglected rental with some bean counting company doesn’t make you feel the house you lived in for however many years and took care of will be left in good hands...It’s one thing if someone takes out the garden and plants a tree but if you installed and maintained fixture after fixture, kept that place nice and tidy, the last thing you want is to imagine a bunch of random people running around and letting things around you rot to ****.

For example, The city where our senior complex is located upgraded their sewage plant and increased the water/sewer rates by about $80 per unit.

I order from the mix plant, and its usually $90-100/cu yd, then my labor and etc, but then I don't do anything less than 5 cu yd.

My agent sent me a poinsietta plant and a card every year. 

Do the people on the board care more about someone having tomato plants in a container on their balcony than fixing the roads in the complex? 

Fortunately, I still made a profit, but my HOA dues went up 33%, I had a plant nazi give me grief about tomato plants in planters in my yard, just on and frickin' on. 

Sweating an asset to maximize profit applies to jet airliners, nuclear plants and paint.