The procedure is a tedious one after a home is foreclosed by the bank. The mortgage companies take weeks if not months after foreclosure to get their paperwork done, do evictions and minor repairs and make the assignments to the real estate brokers who they have hired to sell their properties. But the time of clean up and eviction is not a concern for the savvy investor, it is an opportunity to get buyers so that these houses sell almost immediately as you get them under contract.

To get the most out of your landscape and garden you must continue to learn. Online resources and garden encyclopedia won't do you much good lying on a shelf. The encyclopedias of the best gardeners I know are well thumbed and well worn. You will, of course, turn to your "garden bible" and more people are going online for their information whenever you are confronted with a particular horticultural problem and, in most cases, you will find a complete answer or at least obtain much help.