permission to make _______ modification to the house/yard, notifying us that a rent payment will be late, notifying us that they are moving out early, storm damage, (tree fell on house) doorknob won't lock/unlock.

@Lucas Gillmore there is a mixture of open area and trees

Consider the lawn and over grown trees if any. 

Recently, a tree fell on my rental house in Tampa.

A lot of investors think this way, but I try not to do this myself and I think when people spend more time thinking about valuation graphs than the actual humans on the other side of the table, they're missing the forest for the trees.

Cut them trees away from the house - you need air flow to keep this stuff from staying damp. 

I am of the crazy segment that would build an entire house myself by starting out with a chainsaw and heading to the woods to cut trees that I would saw up for lumber.

What if tenants kids fall while climbing trees?

Usually there are private agreements between the owners that are recorded as to a fee charged for having someone take a back hoe and scrape the road, clear downed trees, remove rubble from a storm.

Behind and beside each lot are trees.