However, you need to pay the lot rent for the months the home is in the park, in your possession, and you need to clean up the lot after the home is pulled out.

I've found we do a much better job looking out for the seller's best interest since we're the ones that have to look the seller in the face and explain to them why their home foreclosed if we don't do our job.I have a full time assistant that handles the admin side of the short sale.

Pictures with a date and time stamp should be fine.Check the cupboards and fridge to see if cleaned out or not.In Georgia if there is 500 of personal property or less you do not have to go through eviction.If it appears more than that you usually wait for the Marshall and out the stuff where they want it.If you are in Fulton county do not waste the Marshalls time with an empty unit.They have sometimes 900 writs to serve in a month.Simply re-key all exterior locks and not just the front.You don't know who they gave a copy to.

I don't like having to warn the tenants about trash, about cleaning their litter box, etc. etc.

I told her I will also need a security deposit and she is contacting several agencies to get assistance to pay it.

We have maintenance install the washer and dryers so they are hooked up correctly.We use teflon tape,the steel braided hoses wit the high quality washers on the inside.Where the discharge hose goes into the drain we install a strap to the wall so the discharge hose won't fall out when draining and leak.Even given all that if they have an old washer it can give out and water can be released.The simple fix is a drain pan under the washer with a pipe that ties into the discharge pipe in the wall.All of this will cost about 40 bucks or so not including labor.Well worth it than cleaning up a huge leak causing massive damage.We also check the hot and cold water valves the supply lines hook into from the washer.The valves might be gone and partially leaking.Also if the tenant installs the washer and dryer they might over tighten fittings causing bent pipes and damage or under tighten having leaks.Been my experience with over 20 units on a 30 year old building.

Your challenges will be to get them to work together to clean up the neighborhood.

I am currently charging a fixed monthly fee based on the size and # of units which covers all your routine repairs, plus cleaning.

He lives out of state, has owned the property for about 20 yrs and doesnt want to deal with it anymore, so there is plenty of motivation...The father who showed me the property did some cleaning and some painting because the previous tenant left the place a mess but there is still work that needs to be done.

What about things like mowing the grass, keeping the common areas cleaned, utilities to common areas, water/sewer/garbage for the building, snow removal (ND after all)?