Don't forget to setup Keyword Alerts for your target area, such as "Flower Mound", to get connected with anyone mentioning them in the forums. 

Schedule an open house market and use light staging flowers curtains bath towels to help get it rented quick and be sure you are priced right.   

@Mike Flowers Yes my attorney is definitely a keeper.  

Thinking rock garden, water tolerant flowers and shrubs.

ect ect TALK to you county commisioner and/or one of the zoning heads about your intents (talk them to lunch, visit thier office, give them flowers lol, just anything to get the county on your side)2.

Anyway, add some colorful plants/flowers in the landscaping bed by the front of the house.

Little Flower is interesting, but the entire area around Sherman Dr is deteriorating and starting to cause issues in and around the Little Flower area.

@Geoffrey Flowers I'm pretty sure those expenses would be incurred at some point.

@Lily R.

Everyone else's recommendations of sloping the earth next to your walls away from the house (can be accomplished with flower beds near the walls - avoid plants w/ long roots like trees), adding/fixing gutters, extending roof overhangs, and subterranean drainage are all steps to take to decrease water infiltration.Nowadays we ideally insulate and waterproof our basements from the outside - but that's more work than it's worth for a flip.