I'm not charging him rent, but he is doing some roofing, plumbing, mechanical and tree trimming work for me. 

@Kevin Connell  You're barking up the wrong tree.  

Nobody gets up in the morning and plans to fall off a roof , thats why they are called accidents ," Hey today sounds like a great day to drive my truck into a tree"  Not too likely .

I on our 700 tree farm out of Willamina Oregon. 

For me when I rehab in older areas I change out the waste line prophylactically if its old and its a tree lined st..

I am a local, street-level BRRRR investor that is hunting and always trying to sniff out a deal on the ground, and they are an endangered species at the moment. 

(takes money to make money) Depending on elevation and coverage you might be able to cut the trees down and drain the surrounding area and build on the woodlands area.

Family Dollar recently was purchased by Dollar Tree. 

.- parcel of land is .9 acres. mostly flat, few dense trees is back that can be cleared or left alone- currently zoned for residential but we're inquiring if that can be changed- closest town is less than 5miles away with population of approx. 16K in 2011- located less than 2miles from small county owned joint civil/military airport. 77% general aviation, 23% military. average 60 flts per day- adding water and sewer to property is approximately $2500.00- median average income $35K, median house/condo value $115K, median gross rent 2009 $585- 9.8% unemployment 2012, 2005-2009 Industries: (1st) Manufacturing: 16%, (2nd) Retail: 12%So, what would you guys and gals do?

removed their junk after 30 days, cut back weeds that were higher than code allows, the gutters (single story home) had trees growing out of them, the property had never been raked...