One property I had before had no trees, just hedges, and grass.

Once we realized that the grass is not greener on the other side, the damage has been done.

Grass was very long, siding and windows a bit old and it just looked like the owner didn't care about the property anymore.

I flip in Auburn/Grass Valley, but will look into Marsyville in the future. 

Have you considered that the Fed's printing money like water to buy our Federal Debt is really just a hidden tax on all citizens who try to save Dollars or expect the real value of their rentals to appreciate?

I don't door knock anymore or wholesale on purpose, but I do mail pre-foreclosures and vacant, high-grass houses.To get a letter or postcard from me, the pre-foreclosure must have equity.  

My FIL currently cuts the grass at our other properties and we pay him.

We are long in the bull market and when the fed starts raising rates real estate assets will take a hit or if there is a large financial/economic shock (we are due).  

A Fed lien is senior to any other lien and will stay with the property.  

The landscaping needed work too, I removed scraggly and overgrown bushes/trees, put in two block walls, a patio privacy fence, lots of work on the grass.