Lower priced restaurants like McDonalds, KFC, etc. get replaced with more upscale Sushi, French and higher priced Artisanal Gourmet restaurants.It also causes Crime to decrease, which also adds increasing demand to live in the neighborhood.This is a great boon to Owners of the Housing stock as the changing landscape increases the value of their rentals and causes sky high appreciation.

If any of your maintenance or landscaping people hit a car you will not be covered.

Those are part of the landscape that you are buying in.

While land improvements like landscaping, pavement, fencing, signage, etc. depreciate over 15 years.Enter Bonus DepreciationIf you bought a property anytime after 9/28/17 you are eligible to take 100% or 50% bonus depreciation in the first year of ownership, of any assets that depreciate in less than 20 years (like 5 and 15).You no longer have to wait 27.5 or 39 years!

Unless you have an existing entity with a solid set of financials (i.e. you own a landscaping business that is looking to purchase a commercial building or you own an entity that already holds several properties), the majority of these commercial loans are going to need to be personally guaranteed by you anyway. 

That usually gives me a good view of the landscape in that rental market. 

Like most ppl, she never even heard of PERMACULTURE.So I wonder now how will the city know, what, public works that drives around will notice and let the tax board know there was improvements via landscaping and fruits trees? 

I love to be outdoors but I'm not a huge fan of the desert landscape, I prefer lush greenery. 4.

No water for the landscaping.... plants die.Also, some unpaid utility bills become a lien on the property, as others have mentioned.

If it is a high-end home it may make your home better than home X, but if it is a middle to low end home it may be unnecessary because your home isn't competing against homes with brand new kitchens, golden toilets, and a landscaped lawn.In summary, I would lean toward focusing on what my competition's homes don't have, whatever it may be (landscaping, new kitchen appliances, 2 tone exterior paint job, etc.) before putting in a sauna.