I would then add flower boxes in front of the downstairs windows.

In the progress of weeding/ harvesting equity from duplexes which are good- but not great cash flowers.

Fresh plants and flowers and attractive displayers can be shockingly expensive and if they want that level of attractiveness they need to pay for thatI’m sure others have better insight but hopefully that’s somewhat helpful

Worst case for me is that the money I dump on it is making me 4.2% (actually a better return than a lot of landlords these days) by saving me 4.2% on my heloc interest expense while I wait.It leaves me with dry powder when the next buying opportunity comes around and since the draw period is 10 years I'm feeling pretty confident that I'll have plenty of dry power ready when the market turns.And in the meantime it allows me to accelerate once again into a free and clear primary barring any unfortunate "too good to pass up" deal that I'll need to ply my wife with flowers  and maybe a little convertible to get her to say yes to.Kind of like a real savings account that's paying me 4.2% while i decide where to use it.  

With all the chairs (that never get used), ladders, flower pots, pressure washer, and much more, the area is not useable for anyone and maintenance of the area is so much more laborious having to move their stuff.

If you work extra hours, get $20 in your birthday card from Aunt Gertrude, or pick up a nickel off the ground, you put it toward the debt.

For our multiplex properties we take care of everything else as well, except for the garden beds if tenants want to plant flowers/vegetables and tend to them.

i am in flower mound and new to real estate. would love to meet you all.

My brother lives in Flower Mound and he has several duplexes in Lewisville as well as Bryan and one in Elgin.  

If they are celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, maybe leave something like a bottle of wine or a gift card to help celebrate the occasion.