In this case you would want to include water, electric, landscaping, and pest control in the rent amount.

But it's a feasible long-term option for California and surrounding states.I believe the biggest impact will be with landscape irrigation.

The entire house was renovated and the landscaping was redone.

On your list should be a plumber, electrician, roofer (for repairs and for eventual replacement), carpenter/handyman, painter, sheetrock repair, landscaper/gardener. 

When you say "Temporary code" dose every door you mange have a electronic coded lock that you can edit remotely?   

High fixed expenses for a 200 lot park despite how many lots are actually occupied (i.e - landscaping 55 acres, security, on-site property manager, off-site PM).

In an un-official retirement community (almost all houses 2bd/2ba, around 1k sq ft, quite a few of these outside Atlanta). estimated rent is around $1650. house does not need any updates, looks in very good condition. low HOA ($40/month) that pays for outside landscaping. 

We have done a lot of work to the place, including a new electrical panel, replacing some questionable wiring, adding a second washer/dryer, some updated flooring, new interior paint, replacing several fixtures and updates to the exterior staircase and landscaping.

.)- improve what stands out cosmetically the most, focus on large things like walls, floors, garage door, exterior etc- improve landscaping, cut, trim, fertilize and water everything around the house- focus on kitchen and living room- leave smaller and secondary issues to the buyer- clean!

In those cases, you have to include utilities in the rent or pass the cost on to them each month.Tenants also take responsibility for ordinary landscaping, replacing light bulbs or smoke detector batteries, hauling off trash, and other responsibilities of an ordinary occupant.