Ensure your lease includes protections for violators and stiff penalties for the additional cleaning required if they violate the terms.

However, my full-time job in corporate strategy provides me three fundamental skills I believe will translate incredibly well to real estate:Quantitative analysis and model-building are core skills to being able to judge the value of a potential market / acquisition in my daily workMy daily success hinges on instilling efficient, scalable business processes and getting creative with incentive alignment to ensure everyone is working toward the same goalAs a strategist, my work on the above has zero bearing if I haven't earned the trust of those who must execute against them.

Then I rerent to a better tenant and raise the rent to boot if possible.Also, if it gets to the point of serving notices/eviction, hand it off to a service or an atty. it will ensure you comply with the laws and usually  scares folks into behaving. 

I would like to maintain the property, but also ensure costs are low for lawn care. 

You only need to ensure that the property can meet the self-sufficiency test, plus you have three months of reserves. 

Now I have processes in place to ensure that future projects are properly managed and issues identified early. 

Check with your plan administrator to ensure the offer a loan and what the terms would be. 

The rule requiring clear and prominent identificationof the employing broker ensures that the public is made aware of the person or entityresponsible for supervision.

The best thing to do is figure out what is a safe dollar figure to be setting aside every month to ensure you are covered and base your percentage on those requirements. 

@Eamon Sullivan - First, I would ensure that what the seller has is the deed and not a tax lien certificate.