My perennial favorite in this is Profits in Buying and Renovating Homes by Lawrence Dworin. 

@Frank BillmanSo you tried to pass off these perennial deadbeats on your REIA buddy and now it's blown back on you, huh?

Has anyone tried something like perennial peanut in place of a traditional lawn?

I'll get some drought tolerant perennials in the beds and it should look acceptable.

Our condos are all custom built singles or duplexes in a beautiful wooded setting with many perennial gardens, wildlife corridors, etc.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,873465,00.htmlAccording to the above article, The Motor City began it's decent in 1955 and as for the Steel Industry, the AREAS around Pittsburgh have been trying to make a come back in the last few years with their economy going down the perennial "turlet" when Ryerson Steel Closed its doors also in the 50s.Let's not turn my post into a SnowBall slinging fest shall we.

It seems to be a perennial market even though property values have gone up a little over the last two years. 

Thank you, Johnny Won't Everyone Be Doing The Same Thing....This is the perennial question in Real Estate.I don't know if I would qualify as a Top Producing Agent, but in my career (highest year in production was 75 Solo transactions) I would from time to time hire, or mentor newer agents.Your perception that your reluctance to working with a young inexperienced agent is not always true.  

Tenants will appreciate the attention, and it will be one less thing to do when the units turn overIf the parking area is otherwise OK, restripe and/or paint fresh unit numbers on the parking spaces.Spend a few dollars on perennial flowers.

@Jason Hirko In this particular case it's more of a dry creekbed/seasonal stream that carries the rainwater for the neighborhood downstream to a larger perennial creek as a function of watershed drainage for the neighborhood.