Should I hire a landscaper to do a full clean up of the yard?

Let me see if I can clean this up. 

Once there is a leak and the EPA is involved your property can become worthless or even worse a clean up cost nightmare.

you agree to provide a safe, clean and comfortable place for him to live. 

Have you accounted for everything: vacancy, accounting, advertising, cleaning, insurance, lawn, snow, legal fees, maintenance, repairs, cap expenses, utilities, taxes? 

If she can't qualify because of poor credit, then she needs to clean that up first, then go from there.Does CA has a first time home buyer grants?

@Rolanda Eldridge,Something to watch out for ...Clean frequently under those magnetic signs.

Condensation in the window means the seal of the window has failed, has nothing to do with the tenant, if there are no visible cracks or breaks. some windows just fail over time, i have seen that a lot being a Contractor. if the A/C was not serviced routinely than that is not the tenants fault, it's up to the landlord to maintain the unit, assuming you are talking about a whole house hvac unit ?  

I like the added income stream,  tax credits for solar, depreciation, and the clean energy renovation to the buildings.

If it is for someone else, a clean wholesale transaction would work nicely.