Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Good luck with your venture,  We always enjoy seeing the horses and riding on the beach in Corolla.

I think this depends on what class of neighborhood your property is in.College students, yes I can see your point.Class C or maybe B neighborhoods, have it nice when they move in, after that you aren't going to be able to charge for professional landscaping and it isn't going to get you more rent.Class A neighborhood, these tenants can afford to hire professional landscapers themselves.I don't want to have a landscaper on payroll and run the risk that they could claim I am their employer.I mow the grass myself at my VRBO lake house as I want to check on the property regularly anyway and can just jump on my riding mower to cut the crass and touch it up with a weed eater.

We're riding up the hill right now on that price chart as we ride the economy.It's like looking at any stock. 

There's no substitute for hard work and old-fashion talking to people and hustling.

(UM Students ride the bus for free with their student ID.) 

The 3-2-1 step-down gives you from years 3-5 to make a decision about whether or not to let it ride or refi. 

Would you consider letting them ride out the lease, but very clearly communicate that you will not be signing an extension? 

Are you planning on realizing the gain from that mutual fund, or would it be wiser to let it take advantage of dollar-cost averaging and ride through the peaks and valleys?

If it appraises at 110K, you can borrow 82.5K and you cash on cash return is around 13%.If you stay with the government and ride out the negative cash flow, you can pull out the cash after 5 years even without any increase in value and get about 120 month in cash flow and 220 in profit(cash flow plus principal reduction).