(Yes I know there are other restrictions/conditions.)In the past, I have toyed with the idea of a vacation/rental property in Ocean City, MD, Rehoboth/Bethany/Dewy, DE, and/or the Deep Creek Lake, MD area (I like the idea of being within 3 hours of the rental property in case something goes horrible wrong and I need to travel to the property). 

If you're in it for the long haul you will get that opportunity though!

This is something a lot of investors get wrong and seriously affects investment returns over the long haul.

If he doesn't pick the stuff up, haul it off and put it in storage until he pays you or does whatever he needs to do to get the tools back.

@Joe Villeneuve Block Buster, Toys R Us, Sears, Kmart, and Borders all were corporate guarantees with solid credit at one point in time.

Value trumps price over time - Toys R Us failed because they failed to offer value over time as markets changed and the same thing happens in this business every day. 

You are in it for the long haul.  

That being said, I had a day off from work this week and I hauled some junk to the landfill.

When a tenant moves and this is myself doing the work with one or two workers, my cost to paint a SFR, replace carpets, repair plumbing, clean the yard, trim trees, haul trash to the dump, etc. is $6,000 to $8,000.

Yes, it will cost more in the short run, but over the long haul with any real estate strategy that requires renovation, it's far wiser than trying to do an end-around local code enforcement.