I was in a home in Flower Valley Rockville this week.  

I bring coffee, give flowers and the agent is a good friend.

Don't ask if you can help ask what you can help with.If he has junk in the yard that is trash say your making a run to the dump does he have any trash you can take for him at the same time.Tell you you bought too much mulch flowers ect could he use any of it since you don't want the hassle of taking it back to the store.When you talk to him take his dogs some treats.If you can get your foot in the door as to his approval to help with anything then you can go above and beyond to do more to help him and in turn help yourself.Hope this helps and if all else fails start planting those privacy bushes.

Just curious but is there a reason why you couldn't hold the wedding at a family member's house, church, etc. and do it for the cost of basically some flowers and catering?

Knowing I will be reviewed by my guests, I also take extra care to make sure the property is well maintained, including annual flowers as needed, mowing, paint, power washing, etc.  

Flower beds should have fresh lively plants with mulch or decorative rock.

When planting flowers, you must not mix colors in your pots and make sure the pot colors don't clash.Yes, I'm making stuff up, but it's no less cringeworthy than changing doors from green to red.

Here's what we operate by:Landlord Responsibilities: Landlord will at all times during the tenancy keep the premises fit for human habitation, and shall in particular:a.Cultivate, care for and mow surrounding grass, lawn, flowers, and shrubberyb.Maintain the premises to substantially comply with any applicable code, statue, ordinance, or regulation governing the premisec.Maintain the roof, floors, walls, chimneys, fireplaces, foundations, and all other structural components in reasonable good repair as to be usable and capable of resisting normal loadsd.Keep any shared or common areas reasonable clean, sanitary, and safe from defects increasing the hazards of fire or accidente.Provide a reasonable program for the control of infestation by insects, rodents, and other pests at move in f.Except where the condition is attributable to normal wear and tear, make repairs and arrangements necessary to put and keep the premises in as good condition as at move ing.Provide reasonably adequate locks and provide keys to the tenanth.Maintain all electrical, plumbing (main lines), heating, and other facilities and appliances supplied by Landlord in reasonably good working orderi.Maintain the unit in reasonably weather tight conditionj.Provide facilities adequate to supply heat and water and hot water as reasonably required by the tenant

The house is on a 1/3 acre lot which isn't square since it's at the end of a cul-de-sac, so there is a lot of lawn perimeter with flower beds next to the fence. 

A lot of the northern suburbs (Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Carrollton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, etc) have lots of 3/2 starter homes.