s back yard!

She said the client loves the home, but she "The AGENT" & the clients mother both feel it's too much home & yard to upkeep.

Sewerage filled the yard and the new homeowner had to hire another contractor to fix the mess.

Good luck on this one.You will see the dog gone and then it will come back with them saying they are just keeping it for a few days etc. and it will be gone again.Also their friends could be breeding the pits and wanting to dump them off to your tenants.These types of tenants are the lowest of the low.Tenants always get mad about the dogs saying they get a bad rep etc.I tell them insurance will not cover and if they want a dog like that they do not belong in an apartment but a house with a big fenced in back yard where they have the space they need.The tenant says "Well I can't afford a house like that" to which I say "Then you don't need a dog like this!".

Then you are left with tearing it down and demo cost and the worth of the empty lot only at that point.Unless you have commercial or valuable land afterwords it would be better to buy a developed lot in a subdivisions already then raw land on a small lot unless you can sell to the neighbors for a bigger yard.

The thing I am seeing is bunch of previous homeowners that have kids, pets and debt that are used to having a yard and cherish the family pets that just dont fit into the apartment mind set.

Is there anything salvageable here?

If you like beer, the yard house is a must.

I had tenants paint, do yard work, etc.

What sets a house or even a duplex apart from an apartment is that it has a yard.