Needless to say, It is a constant battle picking-up leaves, sticks, and twigs.The tenants do not speak English and have created issues in the past with caused by raising chickens, large tropical birds, pot belly pigs, etc,.

I was aware that my tenant had 1 plant and a medical marijuana card, which I was 100% OK with. 

I don't know how planted your roots are in NY but it may be beneficial to go house hack in a more affordable state.

Renters will not pay for watering the lawn or Plants!!!!  

On a macro level, Columbus has a new chip plant coming in town which I believe will drive demand, and the price to rent ratio is high which is great for cash flow.Best of luck to you!

When you talk to them there will be stories like....I own the house on one side of that lot and my mom on the other, so now we'll own the middle lot and plant a garden or build a garage or something.   

And it's not that you have to read it cover to cover, but you'll get a sense of Lockheed Martin is opening a facility here, or Volvo is opening a new plant here.

Remember with every rental purchased you are planting seeds for a tree that will mature to provide fruit forever.

Wait till rainy season in June starts to plant.  

There is also VinFast, WolfSpeed, the Toyota Battery Plant, ... large pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, energy producers, and a diverse cross section of other industries who are moving to or expanding within an hour of Raleigh.