Also the maintenance of landscaping has been neglected as well.

Operating expenses consist of landscaping repairs and taxes.

This is close to me.For sale Camelot Apartments, a value-add 20-unit garden-style building located in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Reseda.

Learn the business and landscape then follow your instincts.

DOM is definitely over 30 for houses of this size.Similar property listed in Sept. 2018 and sold in Dec. 2018:https://www.redfin.com/GA/Lith...Larger property with more land had been listed for 40 days: https://www.redfin.com/GA/Lith...smaller home that needs updates had been on the market for 150+ days (def. overpriced): https://www.redfin.com/GA/Lith...3-2 2288 sq. ft home listed for several days South of you: https://www.redfin.com/GA/Lith...4-2.5 North of you, listed 6 days: https://www.redfin.com/GA/Aust...Also noticed a lot of newer-builds sold across from your neighborhood (but those lack the land aspect): https://www.redfin.com/GA/Lith...One thing that did jump out at me was the lack of landscaping, especially on the leading picture.

They have all the contractors in place who know how to set the unit, make it earthquake safe, attach the gas lines, add in electrical boxes, build the carport awning, landscape, etc.

Extensive exterior rehab including painting, new windows, gutters and roof repairs, and I took advantage of a city grant to remove the grass and install xeroscape landscape to reduce water consumption.

Delivery workers, property workers, landscapers, contractors, your mailman, your garbage man, your meter readers, etc., are great for this because they are driving neighborhoods everyday anyway.

There are always homes, treehouses, gardens, off-roading tracks... 

Also, the lending landscape has changed.