You pay the sheriff department a retainer for storage and advertising the property.

Here is another reason (by the numbers) why you should try to make it work and retain the tenant.Let's suppose you ask for $200 increase ($1200 market) and she says no.

The house now had a more open-concept main floor, a spacious master suite, and updated kitchen and baths... while still retaining plenty of that 1910 charm!

You may be able to retain the management (if they're good) which is a bonus as they will know the property. 

It (Warren) continually gathered more snow (capital), making it move faster and able to attract/retain more and more snow.

@Francis Rusnak, I agree, always retain an attorney for a closing in Illinois.

Money is deeply emotional and tied to perceptions of family security.Your fiance has already clearly signaled to you that she needs more security in the immediate future than you do - you're both just starting from different places. 

To retain and attract good tenants, sprucing up the exterior of a property it is a good investment.

You can pay for lists of homeowners with certain distress signals!

As it was mentioned earlier, the yard sign just signals that the house has no one living in it.