If it has established shade trees, a swamp cooler or split system and isn't in a low point where the flash floods go, even better.   

.* trimming trees and bushes away on one side of house* Ungrounded outlet or non working GFCI at 5 locations with recommendation to upgrade/fix GFCI* Missing outlet covers or live wire/unsecure wire in 3 places* Slow drain in one bathroom tub* Extension at pressure relief valve in water heater within 6 inches above the floor.

And a shade tree brake guy at that!

The usual japes, hanging a noose from a tree, black glove with middle finger up, just general racist "first ammendment" stuff against my tenant just didn't get a response from the cops.So one Saturday, the racist neighbor kicked off, my tenant called the cops, used the line he'd been practicing for a few days.Sheriff office sent a supervisor, who saw this racist practicing his first ammendment rights, decided that it was harrassment with credible threat, the neighbor got hauled away, spent two months in jail, the tenant got a restraining order from the judge, and after some back and forth, the neighbor took a plea.

In the meantime, if you have other funds to keep investing - start ANOTHER BRRRR tree!

I don't believe I can have the electricity turned on as there is some slight damage to the meter box riser due to a tree that fell on the line.  

i have personally looked at the house, looks in sound condition(looks can be deceiving, i know), some personal property is still in the house, like the xmas tree, some odds and ends decorating items, etc, so the people were living in the house at least up to december.  

I will be responsible for the drain outside if it is tree roots.

Biggest issue that stuck out was on the back corner of the home there was damage to the roof from where a tree limb has hit and punctured through the eve.  

It was like picking money out of a tree.