You can either require the tenant take care of landscaping by providing the equipment and writing it in your lease agreement or build that cost into the monthly rent. 

My last flip was a $36,000 rehab with all new plumbing, electric, HVAC, flooring, interior and exterior paint, and an all new kitchen and bath with a ton of trash out and yard landscaping.

You'll have a hard time finding any rentals and making money purely off the cashflow since the prices there are too high to justify the rent amounts unless you go Multifamily, the more units the better.Here are a few that I found on an initial search, but they all lose money when accounting for longterm capital expenses (roof, furnace, landscaping,...)http://www.themlsonline.com/minnesota-real-estate/...http://www.themlsonline.com/minnesota-real-estate/...http://www.themlsonline.com/minnesota-real-estate/...http://www.trulia.com/property/3228277669-5001-New...http://www.themlsonline.com/minnesota-real-estate/...

Will start joining their sessionsUpcoming focus Upcoming focusLLC formationI put my first property in my personal name, however reading through forum here, looks like LLC is better approach to protect my personal assets, also keeping future expansion in mindFinancingI may have put little more than needed (25%) in first property so am a little tight on new cash reserves.

he pointed out a few things i did now know. i have alot of contractors in my network, many of who i consider "friends" and have helped in some way or another, so i called them to get a quote and their advice on the project. we sat down tonight and addup costs of rehab. downstairs duct work, roof labor, tile, carpet, laminet, paint, minor landscaping, foundation work (previously quoted), drywall, fixtures, adding ac to FROG, etc...OUT TOTAL CAME TO 35000 WITH A LITTLE FLUF!

So somewhere in that large expanse between that 2K in equity and 4 million in equity there is probably a place where things are pretty simple.

@Radhika Morabia, Driving for Dollars essentially means getting in your vehicle and driving around looking for properties that look like they may be vacant or neglected in some way, bad roof, broken windows, unkept landscaping, etc.

The landscape not only in Phoenix, but nationwide, has changed dramatically. 

The answer is pretty much none of these images is what it looks likes.The house is vacant, so no cars on the lawn, also no trash everywhere outside.That landscaping?

Ditto for pools, nat falls/creeks, etc in absence of the topmost sellers like waterfront or 365/clifftop views.http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB108690570014334423However, after years of observing appraisers doing their thing, never noticed any stop to smell the roses let alone scope out a backyard or landscape aesthetics!