I like including a clause about how appliances are included but not maintained...that means if the fridge breaks, its not your problem.

You can do as you like but bottom line it is the tenants that create the asthetics of the community.On a community as small as that I would only do what is necessary to maintain the community and anything that would contribute to higher rents.It sounds like a community that you simply want to skim off any profits you can and leave well enough alone.Simply enforce strict aesthetic rules on the home owners themselves to maintain the value of the community.

After all of that you are still left with a worthles lot to maintain and pay taxes on.

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., I believe maintains property records and etc.

Seeing as I won't be there constantly to maintain the property myself I will be needing a good property manager.Does anyone have recommendations for a quality property manager in Philly?  

The downside about private waste water treatment is just what you describe with the park requiring substantial cap-ex when they are not properly maintained.

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We are in Nehalem, so the North Oregon Coast community is growing :) We are currently in the property maintenance business, maintaining over 360 second and first homes in the Nehalem/Manzanita area.

Mostly owner occupant neighborhoods (for both aesthetics and resale)  ( to that point in SFH sometimes rental units are obvious, however with the condo taking care of exterior maintenance, it mutes the negative effect of poorly maintained rental units.)