There also weren't realtors involved and I received a 3% landscaping rebate.

Taking into account the mortgage, maintenance, vacancy, insurance, property taxes, CapEx, landscaping/lawn care, etc., does the property cash flow positive?

Will be fixing the all the hardwood floors, replacing windows, fixing the small cracks in the plaster walls, paint, landscaping, replacing the front stairs and porch surface.

I would try to leave exterior, landscaping, and yard work and the final steps. 

I had a landscaper come out and tell me that I've got a problem with my patio installation being too high because they have to fill dirt above the siding for the wash out.

I saw a property, town home 3br 1.5 ba in Suffolk, VA, keep in mind I live in Northern VA.Want to know what you’re strategy would be for such a property:Foreclosure Sale price 30kNeeds cosmetic work, kitchen bathrooms, paint, carpets a little landscaping etc.Property is valued between 85-105kIn my opinion (a very inexperienced one) sounds okay, thats if there isn’t any other major issues in the property.

Single family home in need of some TLC for sale in western PA for $39,900.Median house price in the neighborhood $75-80kAverage rent for a similar property in that zip code $850-$900I would be putting down 20%, 5% interest, 30 years.Allocating $15k for rehabTotal cash needed $24,177Rent: $900/moVacancy: 5% ($45)Taxes: $238/moHome Insurance: $38/moMaintenance: 8% ($72)Capital Expenditures: 8% ($72)Utilities/Landscaping paid by tenant. 

The planters are "built-in", as landscaping features.

My tenant here in Thousand Oaks, CA stopped paying rent and also stopped watering so the grass and landscaping is damaged.

While the rest of eastern MA might get a cold rain, that part of the state gets snow - and a lot of it.I didn't see a landscaping budget item, but you'll need one unless you're doing it yourself.Area rents:There were ten 3 bed rentals that were rented within 1/2 mile and within the last 6 months.Low was $900, high was $1,300.