If the tenant does not cut the grass he'll do it and charge the tenant.

Is your main reason for self-managing, cutting expenses, or do you think you can do it better than your property manager?

You can be licensees in as little as 3 weeks, and if teaming up with a good team, can be making 6- figures in your first year, and usually double your income each year after.It’s even much more lucrative than what real estate agents make.Lastly, it’s much valuable knowledge to a real estate investor to understand the numbers, Loan guidelines, income docs.Don’t get me wrong, real estate agents have a hard job, and I would never cut it as one.

This should be clear cut because they caused the damage and the property is inhabitable.

And big kuddos to you for starting on your journey straight out of college!!

Cut them some slack and open up your wallet.

When I approached the same major bank currently handling my mortgage, they told me I'd easily be approved for a 150k loan, cutting my monthly payment in half, and locking me in a 15 year rate of 2.8- 2.9% instead of my current terrible 5.5% rate.

That owner would just billed them directly for the heat and cut it 3 ways. 

"Votes" don't cut it. 

I'd get a task rabbit or your PM to take a picture outside every month to help ensure the yard is maintained...watered, weeded, cut.