(via HOA funds) a park, a community garden (and chicken yard?

Because no one will maintain the garden beds.

I am looking for multifamily units near me in central Florida (Orlando, Winter Garden, Lakeland, and Tampa) .

Hello,I am buying my first rental property and trying to determine if the basement can be a garden unit in the 60085 area code.  

Look for long sections of pipe that aren't mechanically supported, wire nuts waving in the breeze, people using garden hose for the propane line, etc.  

What about garden apartments?  

Problem is, investors snapped up condos around here a few years back, so lots of the garden style complexes have too many investor-owned now.

Its not so much "how" you should do flips/rehabs in some neighborhood, but rather should you even do them to begin with or just salvage what's left.And if you go 5 blocks west - its rose gardens in every front yard with "We Call Police" signs in the windows.

So I can give you a pretty good perspective as I see you also live in the garden state. 

-Game Room: set up a dedicated game room with a pool table, foosball table, or even a basketball hoop for some indoor fun.