If you are worried about the lead leaching into the 3 to 10 ft of soil around the perimiter of your house (for those who garden and eat vegetables below the house eaves or those drilling water very shallow water wells next to the house) then you can collect runoff with plastic sheeting.

(where mom lives)***Evansville was the closest city on forum***not looking there:)Focused Markets in :New Albany, Clarksville, Jeffersonville and Charlestown We just opened our LLC , A Caring Companions Place LLC in  IN, we have 2 clients whom mom is care taker to now, setting up for full staff and licensing now-  And looking for someone with experience in this field of RAL - and whom knows the market of southern Indiana- We are searching to lease to own -we think this may have to be the strategy to start with ( but if the #s add up - my goal is to invest right out the gates) Our 2 year plan is to purchase a property with 4-5 beds 3 bath large kitchen and dining area for licensing and room for garden space…we’re  starting small while  looking for a lease to own property to build our businesses credit.

In NJ I mainly use Garden State which is one of the cheapest out there.

We have the seats folded down and have carried a lot in it.... like tools, wood, water softener salt, gardening supplies, chainsaws, lawnmowers.

I am wondering if I, as the owner, can have the renter responsible for keeping the garden and landscaping in good shape in single house rental?

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Winter Garden.

I don't want to do things like remove external spigots, because if tenants have space for a car or garden I want them to get full use from the property.

For a garden variety 3/2 in a typical middle class neighborhood, I'd definitely suggest not adding solar.

Million dollar homes a few blocks away in garden oaks.

Just another reason why I do not invest in HOA properties unless all they do is gardening or snow removal!