tenants responsibility is to pay rent and maintain the property.

I would stay away from the franchise carpet cleaners as they often cut corners to maintain their profit margins.

Maintain their property until their house is sold or returned to the lender via a negotiated deed in lieu of foreclosure.For qualified homeowners, these state funds may be used in addition to any other transition assistance that the homeowner may receive by participating in the Federal Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program or in any other pre-offer short sale program.To learn more about the Transition Assistance Program's guidelines, and how your clients may qualify, please visit that program's website at http://keepyourhomecalifornia.org.

Getting started in REI is a very exciting idea for me and I'd like to get started as soon as I can, but you're right about maintaining my contributions.

I find it unbelievable that some of the posts above do not seem to think that a PM company has to actually maintain a property. 

@Bill Gulley I agree with you, but as mentioned you almost have to take into account that she will need to support her fiance and when you add utilities, cost of food, costs for maintaining those pets, gas, car insurance, etc., it does add up very quickly.

All of our properties our well maintained and with good tenants... but with all the cold weather in the midwest I have worried about pipes freezing.

Now on the other hand (which happens to be my luck) you have the one looking for a fireplace, deck, all the upgrades and the rest is down hill as far as them maintaining the property etc.

With you move, have you thought about petitioning to operate as a agent out there; albeit there is no reciprocity agreement between TX and CA, I believe you can still petition in TX, pay a fee, exam and then maintain your CA license while operating in TX.

I currently own a small Asset Management business that maintains foreclosures and REO's for the banks.