Neighborhood FB groups: ask who your neighborhood uses and ask reviewsEvery landscape company will be different.

I’m partial to Metro Phoenix as I’ve lived and invested here since I graduated from ASU a few decades ago.So many different options for investing…and our economy continues to grow. 

Looks like you've hit a hiccup with your lease agreement and a tenant who's found a loophole.The key is that technicalities matter, and while the phrase "paid before move-in" seems straightforward, it can be interpreted differently.

He's in a completely different market, but he was more than happy to talk with me and answer a very specific question I had, on a subject which I noticed he had posted about.

They won't notice the difference.

This would require a land use attorney as every jurisdiction is very different.

the only difference is that the house @ 624 k has the meter installed and he completed a boat dock (approximately 35k to build).  

But I guess I'm not sure what content to go for that will explain to me what I need to know before making any investment, the different types of investments, how hiring people works, If I should go work for someone who is already an investor, and if I do I'm not even sure what they would even need or if investors even hire anyone who's new.

House hacking is a completely different analysis in my mind because it's also providing you shelter. 

If you plan to use a "co-host" and they run your listing - that's different.