I made the mulch into a landscape feature by digging up plants from around the yard and installing them there.

Nuclear power plants, storage, and even radioactive leaks are all good for long term jobs (unless you're talking Chernobyl).

At the same time, and even before, plants started closing in Flint, they also closed in Saginaw.

A wonderful product if you have ZERO trees(within a distance of twice their height)look for neighbors good trees too, bushes, desirable plants or flowers (not too likely) is a Tordon product.

(BTW kudos to rich for planting this seed in my head - this is one of his favorite deductions)I figure it would be wise to acquire maybe some ski resort property and beach property, among other locales.

I found a guy on ServiceMagic and wasted $4500 for him to put in a 4 zone drip system (adding on to existing sprinkler system) plant some bushes, a small Mugo pine on the new berm and some rocks for my xeriscaping plan.

-Services: Water plants, feed fish, package receipt & mail pick-up for residents on vacation.

That's about it as to data.The other aspect is the grapevine, simply staying abreast of how the market is moving, what concessions are common, types of financing with contract to close times will tell you is a good indication of the movement in the market and how busy the related players are, lenders, appraisers, inspectors, surveyors, title plants and settlement agents.Construction knowledge, meaning costs for repairs, know what the trades are getting or what you labor costs might be, know costs of materials, generally and the time required for repairs.

You can plant trees and install water features in the back yard.

There is no patio, just some plantings the tenants over10 years didn't give the water they should have.