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. 

She still prefers to sell the property, and we will help her to do so, but it is vital that real estate portfolios be adequately assessed and ALL potentialities explored for full due diligence of related professionals to ensure that are planning and performing as efficiently as possible in the client's best interest. 

Whatever you do, you do, just want to ensure it does not void any mfg. warranty.

:-DWhenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

If you go for the price drop and do it yourself, you'll be in control to ensure the quality of work like Scott said. 

Inspect water heater and ensure bottom isn’t rusting out Check caulk in bathroom Check under sinks for any moisture.Triple check for leaks.

These items can easily be overseen as it is really hard to screw it up, it just needs a lot of oversight to ensure timeliness.