The property does not have a yard so the only outdoor expense would be plowing the parking spots in winter.

Finally, I put a physical FOR RENT sign in the yard, often a month or so before I know the house will be vacant.

The items if any value go into pile "A" and the rest ho into pike "B" which coincidently has been conveniently located in the back of a 40 yard roll-off dumpster. 

I just signed up with a Broker today and they supplied me an organized list of things i need to order, acquire, or have before i start truly working as an Agent. I asked the broker and he recommended 24x30 aluminum, b...

The insurance inspection came back with a few small safety issues with the siding and some mortar around the chimney but the big unforeseen problem was the decrepit rotting garage in the back yard.

Of course, your friend needs to step back and ask what are they trying to salvage.

She then was told she has 24 hours to remove all the belongings on the front yard- or I will throw everything out in a dumpster.

Get a sign in the yard once the outside looks good to draw interest, this way when you are ready to rent or sell you have a list of people interested in the home before you have to let it sit empty for a long period of time.

There are many reasons these days how someone can land on that list, but who I would not necessarily think of as a risk:He may have slept with his 17 year old girlfriend, when he was 18.He may have been drunk and peed in someone's front yard and their child saw it.He could have been with a prostitute who was underage, but didn't look it or say itI have a sex offender living in one of my properties.

*Older homes that are in disrepair, find someone to salvage them for free and get them out of your park (unless there are GREAT paying tenants in them that want to stay in them).