I'm hoping I can find a local purveyor in order to cut down on shipping costs which can be expensive.

I cut the learning curve these past 2 years studying under a great mentor and I am so excited. 

The few videos I do see are pretty much just clips of various parts of the process, but there's always gaps left out, and important pieces of the whole process from start-to-finish of investing in real estate.So, one thing I'm telling myself this year that I'll do is record the whole entire deal, from start to finish Starting off with just 'Let's buy something that will make me money' and record the search , negotiation ,rehab (if needed) , marketing, and income period for the property.Part of that though would be figuring out how to make it look nice, or at least contain the 'stuff' that seems to get cut, or people skimp out on.So, any input/ideas would be appreciated.  

I'd be interested in working with a group of people who want to push the edge of the envelope, but my time is pretty limited with the work I already have going on so my hope would be that this is more than just a spitballing group.

Some initial thoughts would be to cut back the trees/brush to the right side (near front door) to give that area some more space and a welcoming feel, rather than walking into a black hole. 

Its a double edged sword watching investors come out here.

Poor regulatory cuts will super-charge the bubble and it will pop hard, just further down the road.

Personally on a first time working with someone I do not cut my commission down.

http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHouston Real Estate Highlights in January Single-family home sales rose 1.7 percent with 4,080 units sold;Total property sales edged up 0.9 percent with 4,997 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 6.2 percent to $1.3 billion;At $210,000, the single-family home median price rose 4.0 percent to a January high;The single-family home average price climbed 5.3 percent to $275,696, which was also the highest level for a January;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.5-months supply;Townhome/condominium sales fell 5.4 percent, with the average price up 1.4 percent to $187,178 and the median price down 1.1 percent to $138,000;Leases of single-family homes rose 5.7 percent with average rent down slightly to $1,718;Leases of townhomes/condominiums increased 6.0 percent with average rent down 4.7 percent to $1,497.

Each snow storm can be 40-75 and that is for the driveway and not even the steps or sidewalk.Each weekly lawn cut can be 30-50 and that does not include and treatments or landscaping those are more charges!