Tell them there has been a complaint and they need to be removed and then give them a date.As for the washing machine, tell them the same thing. 

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

He's been fairly responsive on a few matters (removed a tree with several dead limbs hanging over the yard and house), but I'm a little worried that he's not sure how to handle mold and/or problems with pin-hole leaks in copper plumbing. 

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If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

Doesn’t effect my profits. 

Personally, I wouldn't buy Austin because of Apple, what I would do is look at the submarkets and what the ripple effect will be.  

For example, who is responsible for snow removal, you or the tenant, how long can they have a guest until the guest is considered a resident there and should also be paying rent, you encouraged the tenant to get renter's insurance because you will not be responsible for any damaged or stolen items, etc.

If you ever fly over the north west in winter you clearly see with the snow on the ground the checker board effect this is because of the way the timber companies and in the old days the feds sold off sections.. they checker boarded ownership.I just find this so cool.. what used to take me hours now is a matter of minutes.. these two props I am honing in on were found on the back end of property radar a little know avenue that we use to find distressed props cant divulge it on air here.. but suffice it to say these are big money plays.