The major lawn work is to trim the branches off of a tree in the back yard that is hanging over the duplex.

Here's what the house looked like on May 1: And here is what it looks like now, after granite, flooring, paint (walls, trim, ceilings, garage), appliances, light fixtures, and dozens of other small-to-medium fixes.

If the populations you are working from need be trimmed down then you would apply filters based on your own internal criteria from whatever data points (those given or those revealed as a function of diligence) you have.

Exterior: we use a 4 color paint system (Base-Trim-Accent-Door)2.

I am hiring out almost all of the work and just got a quote for painting the whole interior, baseboards, trim, caulk, and windows for $1750 labor only.

I restored a large home in Virginia Highlands a few years ago and the best thing I did was take a lot of pictures and save at least one piece of each rotted trim detail.

You could also create a larger planter in the front yard by eliminating a lot of the grass (maintenance), edging the new space with pavers that match your trim and planting some low maint. low water use species that would add color to the place.

I have seen them take moldings off of doors before and trim on the floor.

I see the white matches the trim, but think it would look nice dark.

Usually, my "landscaping" work is basically to of course cut the lawn including edging and trimming as well as using some weed killer on the entire lawn so its not full of weeds and stuff, then usually my "landscaping" is some mulch and some various brightly colored perennials from Home Depot or one of the local garden centers and that's about it, other than one house.