When they moved in I gave them the option of taking care of this lawn or me charging a slightly higher rent.

Overall the positives outweigh the negatives in my experience and what you lose in nightly rate you make up in occupancy/overall income and ease of management. 

What are our options without having to go thru probate?

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The idea here is to buy the land, farm it in a cashflow positive manner for some number of years while density increases and eventually sell or develop ourselves. 

I am looking for the cheapest option here.

I am open to options.

It’s very hands on for most owners (high turnover employees  and employees stealing bc of cash sales) so as long as that’s something you’re willing to do it’s likely a great option for you. 

Sacramento is a great option if you want to stay in California, or choose another cashflow positive market.

Hi Mariana, Cleveland and Columbus both have some great options.