Can the county cut down that tree to prevent it from ruining the storm drain further?

Lawn care and light landscaping maintenance is done - weeds pulled, grass cut, bushes reasonably trimmed, etc. 

@Liz RogersLiz,    I don't think there is a clear cut answer to that question.

I don't like the idea of one regulation change completely cutting off my cashflow.I've seen tons of great houses where the numbers easily make sense on paper (even in Nashville's inflated market), but the numbers won't make sense if I have to switch to a normal tenant due to a vacation rental ban. 

Do you think it'd be possible to cut new window openings in asbestos siding without completely removing all the siding?

lawns/shrubs/trees grow really fast here so you can't cut any corners on yard maintenance.  

I'm trying to cut through the broker BS and understand the real numbers.EXAMPLE:Property in Woodlawn, asking price around $1.7M  (16 unit building)2015 First Pass Assessed Value = 70,888 (which I believe means the assessed market value is 708,880, based on "market" = "assessed" x 10 in Cook County)2015 Assessed Value (after review) = 18,576  (Their argument was likely based on the building being mostly vacant at that time, which it was)2015 Taxes = 3,404  (=1.8% of the assumed "market" value used in the 18,576 assessment, see above)Current property taxes used in the broker pro-forma:  ~$5,000 / yearSo... lets say I paid full ask of $1.7M... does that mean my taxes could quickly jump to 1.8% of the new market price, or $31,000?  

If you get a good number through a broker that lead source will dry up because you just cut their incentive to feed you deals.  

I would do one to cut your teeth on before two small ones.  

My broker mentioned that it would cut the number of lenders I have access to in half.