The other lot is empty with terraced gardens and has mountain views. 

Spell out in the lease the cost for a gardener is $300 and snow removal $200 a pop if she fails to maintain you go to full service and lease increases.

I have 1 rental that I self manage and I have to drive to Home Depot and buy $19 pest control spray.

I believe that Hem Fir is what they make the kiln dried stuff out of (at Home Depot).

I'm focusing on getting all the education I can right now, so feel free to share your #1 REI tip for newbies :) Outside of real estate, I work full time (remotely) in EdTech and enjoy hiking, gardening, and kayaking.

Home inspector, property manager (some states require various licensing), admin at a realtor office, contractor / trade apprentice, landscaper, home painter, lender, wholesaler, or co host / arbitrage STRWorking at a Lowe's or Home Depot would be good too.

That said, I'd recommend focusing on locations with high sales volume as you will have more options to choose from in these locations.So far this year, 240 multifamily properties (2-4 units) have sold in the Bronx - Source OneKeyMLSThe neighborhoods with the most sold properties are:- Wakefield and surrounding North Bronx neighborhoods (31 sold in '24)- Throggs Neck and surrounding Southeast Bronx neighborhoods (31 sold in '24)- Pelham Gardens (30 sold in '24)- Pelham Bay (28 sold in '24)These areas account for 50% of the recent Bronx multifamily sales... focus here to have more options!

Other avenues to find contractors include: reviewing the neighborhood for signs of contractors already working in the neighborhoods that you are targeting, asking the town/borough for contractors that pull lots of permits (aka get hired a lot) in your area, as well as inquiring withe local Home Depot/Lowes early in the morning and seeing who is active.

Also has flowers supporting a butterfly garden in one section. 

It was a mass hotelization of a place that really had a unique sense of place and not just the city but individual neighborhoods - Treme, Uptown, Garden District, Fauberg Marigny - all very distinct from one another.