You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.  

When you have plenty of time everything will go smooth as silk.

You will get Granny and Pappys flower shop types as tenants.Make sure the building you buy can be used in various ways.

If you can find one, definitely, but don't refi your great cash-flower for something only mediocre or minimal.

I moved to Flower Mound from New York last year.

@Rochelle Flowers I grew up there and still live not far from that area.

@Tijana Flowers-Harris this is certainly a question for your accountant/CPA, but to my knowledge there are no special tax implications for you when you buy or while you own the property.However when you go to sell, if you aren't a resident of RI you may face non-resident withholding of part of the sale proceeds (see Withholding on Sale of Real Property by Nonresidents and/or the non-resident withholding law itself).Also, you should be aware that apart from tax considerations there may be legal considerations for owning property in RI if you live in Mass.For example, you may also need to register as an out of state landlord with the RI secretary of state and possibly the city of Pawtucket as well.So you'd want to ask your attorney about those and any other one-time and ongoing requirements for owning property in RI if you live out of state.

We xeriscape  the front yards on our sfr's(rocks, gravel, flowering low water desert plants, bushes, drip systems)  and  leave the back yards to the tenants to care for.  

You don't need to break the bank buying tons of plants and trees and whatnot; just have him mow it nicely, edge the sidewalks, trim the bushes, and cut out a few flower beds.

I love growing flowers so I brought her a small bouquet of flowers from my garden.