There are also services that allow you to list your property in the MLS for a relatively low amount .

You only depreciate assets based on their value when you place them into service.

@Aaron PetersonI moved your thread to the landlords forum.Snow removal ... it will be here before you know it ... .I've already put our RFQ as we were not happy with our service in one city last winter.In our experience, when it comes to landscaping/lawncare and snow removal, anytime you cannot define where one tenant's domain ends and another begins, the obligation falls to the landlord.If you have a side-by-side duplex or a row of townhouses where each tenant has their own drive and patch of green, you can hand-off snow removal and lawn care to the tenant ... though you are just as often better served to take care of it yourself and bake it into the rent.Anytime you have stacked units or a block (such as a small purposely built quadruplex), the parking and green space are common areas (just like stairwells in the interior) and fall to the landlord.

I can understand anyone's reservation if this was my deal alone, but it's not..

Instead, think respectful and professional interactions, open and honest communication, prompt response to tenant needs, establishment of good property management systems, and customer service. 

We are billed quarterly by the town- receiving the bill about 1 month after the service date on the bill and payable about 3- 4 weeks from receipt.

As an appraiser, we provide that service.

Have you hired a service like WeGoLook.com to visit the property to see if is it occupied?

Debt service?

I retired as a Master Sergeant from the Air Force after 20 years and 7 months of honorable service.