My question is, do you fill in the nail holes, chips, cracks, and then paint, or do you just give the garage a good cleaning?

So a $2,610 lien would cost $10-15.The only reason why I am still contemplating is that these fees reduce my effective return.

Re-posted correctly & working on getting it rented.In the mean time I'm cleaning & getting it rent ready.Worked on building a real business & developing local RE relationships

An example (of many potential scenarios) would be they start talking about family, you are able to deduce that there is a huge child support burden that could effect their ability to pay rent.

However, you need to pay the lot rent for the months the home is in the park, in your possession, and you need to clean up the lot after the home is pulled out.

Maybe a lease stipulation will be that by canceling their credit card, they effectively cancel their lease, voluntarily?

Pictures with a date and time stamp should be fine.Check the cupboards and fridge to see if cleaned out or not.In Georgia if there is 500 of personal property or less you do not have to go through eviction.If it appears more than that you usually wait for the Marshall and out the stuff where they want it.If you are in Fulton county do not waste the Marshalls time with an empty unit.They have sometimes 900 writs to serve in a month.Simply re-key all exterior locks and not just the front.You don't know who they gave a copy to.

Here's a good link from the BP archives:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/40854-cost-effective-termite-prevention-strategy-

I don't like having to warn the tenants about trash, about cleaning their litter box, etc. etc.

We have maintenance install the washer and dryers so they are hooked up correctly.We use teflon tape,the steel braided hoses wit the high quality washers on the inside.Where the discharge hose goes into the drain we install a strap to the wall so the discharge hose won't fall out when draining and leak.Even given all that if they have an old washer it can give out and water can be released.The simple fix is a drain pan under the washer with a pipe that ties into the discharge pipe in the wall.All of this will cost about 40 bucks or so not including labor.Well worth it than cleaning up a huge leak causing massive damage.We also check the hot and cold water valves the supply lines hook into from the washer.The valves might be gone and partially leaking.Also if the tenant installs the washer and dryer they might over tighten fittings causing bent pipes and damage or under tighten having leaks.Been my experience with over 20 units on a 30 year old building.