You probably wont get more rent, but you may be more proud of your properties if you maintain them in a way that feels good to you.

The other appliances are noted in the contract as "convenience items" and the tenant is responsible to maintain or repair them. we will repair the range, over the range microwave or hood, water heater and HVAC.

I am negotiating with a property manager to maintain a 30 door investment.

They say they maintain it, but are always backed up. 

This lets us know of anything that might have been band-aided often and gives a general sense of how the property has been maintained.

Sure homes are a tad cheaper in the suburbs but I now have to maintain a car or two, so car payments plus insurance, so then let’s add that cost.

This will guarantee less issues, positive reviews, and no stress in having to fix, maintain or repair the property during the busy winter Holiday season.

For future readers....I am abandoning this after today, but maintaining a de minimis pre-marital separate property would allow the income to be characterized as "separate" and later be converted to community. 

The physical work part involves cleaning out units after people leave (and leave trash), mowing the grass, maintaining the fence and security cameras if you have them, over-locking unpaid units, conducting auctions to enforce your lien. 

My ultimate goal is to passively maintain rental properties through retirement, which I understand will take a serious amount of work for decades.