By the time I finally got up there, there was moss and plants growing on the roof.  

Some parks you can spot a private treatment plant, or a water storage building.

Now sometimes in certain price points it's not possible as the drywall was thrown up wonky and if you didn't texture it would show imperfections.

I was thinking about a smooth hardie board and then taping the joints and then use a knock down finish to texturize the wall finish.Has anyone done this?

Plant the seeds, take action, read books, network, and start the snowball.

None of you have a CLUE how many phone calls we get starting with "Hey I got your mailer in the mail, or hey I saw your sign on the street".They all go on line and they call us up.So yeah, keep doing DMM and planting bandit signs!

Apparently there was mold, asbestos ceiling texture, lead paint falling off the ceiling, and foundation problems due to drainage issues.

Our process went as follow:1) 2 reps from different title plants pull title for free (granted we already were giving them a great deal of business)2) A few days before or the day before the scheduled sale, We had an independent abstractor at the county recorders office do a final check before we bid.Unless you have very deep pockets or have a very narrow niche property you are targeting, paying for that many title reports in so many counties may be cost prohibitive.

Details of that would need to be worked through.About your garden:  You should plant grass. 

@Damon James there is a chinese proverb - The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago.