I bought 2 homes from NetWorth Realty, one in Brandon & Plant City and rehab budgets for both went thousands and thousands more on a medium sized block home.

The tough part would be matching the texture, takes someone who knows exactly how that is done....and that is an odd texture, at least from down here.

or cash.. and scoop the deals when and if that time comes around again. but I think its fair to say 08 to 2012 was a very unique set of circumstances and other than a one horse town or one mill town or one main manufacturing town.. were the mill or plant closes and real estate tumbles.. we just never saw such a wide spread loss of values.. 

I've never been a fan of potted plants.

-Fix in the following order, some steps can be combined.    2.1 Foundation    2.2 Roof    2.3 Electrical    2.4 Plumbing    2.5 AC    2.6 Exterior Painting or Siding Work and Windows    2.7 Drywall, Texture Paint.    2.8 Flooring and any tile work.    2.9 Doors, Trims.    2.10 Install all fixtures.    2.11 Install or Refinish Kitchen Cabinets.List and SellRepeat

Nothing much to add here, just re-texture and repaint.

Your electrics will be a mess and the house will mold from the moisture from the plant transpiration.  

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

In CA I can email title company day of the sherif sale and within two hours I’ll get the clear to close title very or detail title report..... i am finding it very difficult here on the east coast one title plant is digital and accessed anywhere in the world the other title plant is at the courthouse and is done through manual labor.that's what they call a title abstractor.. we don't have those folks on the West coast.. at least the same type of position you find in other states..  

This usually only causes maintenance trouble down the line because the paint traps water up against the brick.Also, landscaping trim up the bushes, maybe some plantings along the bottom of the buildings.Lastly, what about a low white fence in front of the grass extending from each building to the center walkway.