At 11:30 my wife arrived, she mowed the front lawn and I trimmed the shrubs.

Interesting.you have gotten estimates from 3 people that do not do this for a living.It's like going to the lawn guy to see if you have cancer.One think for sure.

Properties interior (call the antique dealer first"$$" the junk dealer that thinks he's and antique dealer"$$", then pay a hauler -Paid $150cleaned and hauled all junk in 1 day.Exterior: cut the lawn your self, remove garbage, junk car guys, scrap etc.Window and doors boarded up if needed…I even bought a power washer (siding/brick, block, concrete driveways and asphalt)This whole thing ends up looking similar to a short sale package.All this will garn u an extra $1000 -$3000 or so after costs....Or u can find them, sign them and throw everything against the wall and see what sticks…and make a grand or less….I believe in creating value and being of value..Just my 2 pennies, what do I know…Guru_Wanna_Be

It sounds like the goal was to artificially inflate the sale price so that the banks "80% loan" would actually cover closer to 90% of the sale price.

And what about lawn mowing?

As you are painfully aware, ambiguity is bad.If you are expecting anything else (free-standing stove, laundry set, lawn mower) that is personal property you should have your agent clarify the contract.

I noticed that two lawn chairs out of four are missing.

Are houses reasonably well kept up (lawns mowed, painted this century, lack of dead cars in the driveway, etc?)

As for the yard ... she never mowed the lawn until I reminded her (several times), but then she did mow it, and there are toys and bicycles and things strewed all over.

Generally they don't have to worry about lawn care, maintenance, etc.