We mow the lawns ourselves. 

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

My contractor also does snow plowing and lawn mowing as well as his contracting work for many other investors.

Set the expectations prior to tenancy for common area maintenance: lawn, driveway, ect.5.

The total amount of utilities divided by the number of people living there: (Trash + Internet + Gas + Electric + Water + Lawn)/(number of people living there)

These concerns are based on comparisons to artificially high reference points over the last two years.

Our price point with the upgrades and lot premium in a cul-de-dac put us at $262K, we plan to rent it for $2095 (will also include lawn care).

So make sure you really understand the rental market, not a bad problem just found that interesting.All transactions-- with property manager, with contractor, with pest control dude, with lawn dude, everything, utilities, etc., ALL go through the management LLC.

Higher expenses in some ways for upkeep such as pest control and lawn care etc.

Also, I'm debating whether or not to redo the lawn as it has completely died (previous owners did not take care of it), but I'm concerned that if I do the tenants won't take care of it and I'll loose the money.