It initially seemed mutually beneficial to me but now I feel I would have been better off hiring a gardener due to the cost of replacing the trees.2.

I thought it would be obvious that if I buy a piece land, my plan is to build a house with multiple bedrooms and a landscaped garden.

A hidden garden w/raised beds, storage shed & 4 parking spaces complete What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Now would be a good time to start going to local REIA meetings to network with guys like Austin Gaines to find out who is their plumber, electrician, painter, handyman, gardener, appliance repair, HVAC etc. 

Wash your outdoor coil on A/C with a garden hose.These are just minor things you can do that will get you comfortable with your hands, you tube will have videos on each topic, my suggestion would be anticipate what has been missed  and  service it so it does not become a problem later. 

Our 'next door neighbor' is a community garden owned by a church.

New Olive Garden opening up within walking distance. 

The new rules limit short-term rentals in residential areas to owner-occupied properties only (must have a homestead exemption in place), places caps on rentals in commercial and mixed-use buildings, and bans them outright in most of the French Quarter and the entire Garden District.See these links:  https://www.nola.com/news/article_c390da62-ba00-11e9-b876-237e289ed3ef.htmlhttps://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-city-council-approves-new-rules-for-short-term-rentals/28639928https://www.nola.gov/short-term-rentals/

You charge them for the house and for the use of the appliances, furniture and all little things like a kitchen utensils, vacuum cleaner, garden hose, grill, sheets, shower curtain, etc.  

This can be seen with the overhaul of the visitor center, the new botanical garden, new hotels, urban bourbon trail, and expanding the waterfront.