Redo landscaping Front / Back.

They become neighborhood landscaping near a street or someone claims them as a garden.

., landscaping, amenities like a club house, shared roof/systems for apartment-style condos), so it has to pay the HOA as its share of those items.Some people, myself usually included, feel the HOA fee is a risk that's not usually worth taking since you're obligated to pay it and it's out of your control.

If it is just design you can get some of the landscapers to do it for free if you purchase the plants and materials from them, as for project management that will depend on the scope of the overall job. 

Just a first time owner that is trying to figure out the realestate landscape.

I am going to dive into the investor landscape here more.

Even at 700 or 750, I would say it is a high price to pay assuming basic expenses like landscaping and garbage etc.Getting the rent roll and leases is also very important to get a better picture of cash flow.Cheers!

Landscaping and exterior paint can payoff in a big way.Interior painting and flooring is the winner.

What about landscaping/snow removal?  

Abnormally high rent bumps are generally unrealistic unless the market shows otherwise for like-kind units.The lipstick on a pig approach is generally considered a core-plus strategy - light renovations like carpet and paint and basic landscaping.