The plan with this property was to make some significant common area improvements (roofs, exterior paint, resurface the pool, add an outdoor kitchen, outdoor TV, redecorate the clubhouse, completely renovate the fitness center, and upgrade the landscaping.

If this is a commercial versus mfh then break out parking, landscaping, hvac, etc for early writeoff. 

Can anyone please DM me if you have large cardboard boxes to dispose? (I'm thinking like if you've just done a big rehab with appliances or something.) My wife and I want to kill replace our patchy grass with MD-nativ...

In your case, you hired them to maintain the landscaping, so you have to either accept that they did a bad job or go after them in Small Claims like you would any contractor that does a poor job.In my leases, tenants are responsible for "ordinary" landscaping like watering, mowing, and weeding.

(Besides being zoned Residential-LOL) Like, photoshopping landscaping to the front, virtual staging and making a new listing on Craigslist?

Did you inspect his landscaping work? 

From where you are right now I would say you are about 4-5 months out from seeing any type of real success generating deals due to the current competitive landscape so your focus should be on building your brand and attraction methods because MLS and other options just won't work in your location. 

Of course the given is that landscape will change as I grow and develop hopefully better and more efficient systems and skill sets.

but then would will cover landscaping ?

Etc.Thanks, I needed the break from landscaping, work my mind for a while.