I am a Bigger Pickets newbie from Long Beach, California (yes, where Snoop Dogg and Sublime are from!).

But, if you were going to use a fence, I would go with a white picket type vinyl fence or a stone fence just for looks.

Most have nice privacy fences in back and some we do a picket in front..  

Problem is that it would take months2)Picket Fence - Perfect little 3 bedroom in quiet area.  

. :)Yes, always have contracts with you.Reasons people sell a house:New job, watch the paper for promotions in the business section.New baby announcements, white picket fence buyers.Getting married, they gota go some place, they may be leaving a place too.Estates have been beat to death, what about the heirs, did they get a fist full of $$$$$$?

Yes, @Bill Wild that article on the scam Airbnb business was an eye opener and most shocking was to read of a Bigger Pickets member as the lead of such a unscrupulous affair.

I need a 3 foot gate rebuilt & the 2X4 rails & 6 foot cedar pickets replaced. 

I explain to him that these guys probably have no means of closing on time, even if they brought in someone from their craigslist add, and what I'm sure will probably be 100 little white picket signs along the road this week.I told him to ask to see the assignment paperwork and to talk to the 'partner with the money' and have the contract go to title company tomorrow.

They used fence pickets painted white to make a door that accessed the attic.

The yard was/is toast as you can see from my thread here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/84/topics/285...We replaced the front fence pickets and stained the back ones, replaced the carpet, installed new light fixtures, put tile in the bathrooms, replaced the garage doors and patio door, painted, and replaced the stove, dishwasher and hood.