Ben:Are we talking Garden; Fire; or ladies leggings here?...

Tin - I used to live in Garden Grove too; back left in end '09!

Now with that disclaimer, I just got a deal under contract yesterday for a 2bed 1bath in Winter Garden, FL for about $41k... to be honest I'm not sure if it's a good deal and I may have a hard time finding a good buyer but I'll try to see where it goes.

I have a 2 flat with a garden unit in Irving Park.   

Pressure washers are ok if the person knows how to use them.Then some colored bark/mulch around the garden type area by the entry (between the walk and building) and maybe a load of crushed rock/gravel spread in the drive would give you some cosmetic pop for very little money. 

If I convince a neighbor to let me use his hosebib, and I drag a garden hose across to a hosebib of the subject house, and hook it up...turn on the neighbor's hosebib, and thus filled the supply system of the subject house with water pressure, is that considered "ACTIVATING"?

This is usually an informal relationship........the bird dogger may in reality be a pool cleaner, postal worker, gardener, etc.

My goals for us would be for us to be able to make enough money to be able to live debt free, have him be able to quit his M-F job, and be able to build a house on a beautiful plot of land so I can live my other dream of sustainable gardening.  

Some parts in garden city Redford and Inkster are not that good.

If you want to venture south I can help you out in the Surfside, Garden City, Murrells Inlet and Pawleys market