What has been your experience with having a tenant perform yard work/snow shoveling and minor repairs?     

I have been jammed by present-landlord lies - likely to expedite them dumping their poorly performing tenant onto my plate.  

I would ask them for plans, who they intend to have perform the work.

It is never advisable to give ANY lender upfront fees of any kind except for the payment of appraisal work performed by 3rd parties that are required, if any.  

This type of practice raises a red flag with the state because It clearly shows that you have no "intent and capacity to perform". 

Hello @Jason UtleyWell, there are many ways to choose a property management company, or perform those tasks yourself.

Second thing is that the "unofficial formula" is pretty accurate and a great way to stay out of trouble in this business.  

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I refuse to leverage any of my properties since they cash flow well and are all performing.

They can accurately tell you the value of a property.