It sounds good to require the tenant to mow his own lawn, but what if they don't and their yard looks shabby compared to neighbors?

And see if you can get a peek inside their car to see if it's a disaster, or if you know where they live now, drive by and see if the yard is full of junk.

My issue is not the choice to live in a trailer in your parents' back yard. 

It lists what needs to happen in terms of clearance by April 30th and I think I am good all except for maybe a palm tree that is in my yard.  

Also people tend NOT to water their yard causing it to get VERY dry and then we have storms that take soak in too much.

The house sits on a .51 acre lot with a very generous back yard.

Smaller garageless apartments 200 yards away are $1100, this is a SFH. 

Super poor area, yards filled with garbage, broken down cars, and busted houses with sagging/missing porches and roofs with big holes.

Nice size yard, and sunroom on the back of the house!

If you know real estate law and are an experienced negotiator, maybe you could have pulled it off, but most would have been in over their heads.The bottom line is that there's a lot more to marketing a property than a yard sign and an MLS listing.