Easy to economize
Welcome! A few thoughts:
2 acres of landscaping will be a killer financially. You might consider speaking with a landscaper and telling him you want to figure out how to do the absolute minimum . Replacing flower beds with ground cover, reducing the amount of surface to be mowed, deciding the lawn doesn't need to look like a putting green and therefore doesn't need chemicals, and other steps can save you big annual fees.
Similarly, do you really want a pool if you live on the lake? Fill it in once and you've done a lifetime of maintenance.
Another benefit of doing things like the above is that it simplifies the process to the point where you may find one person able to do all the tasks listed.
Please forgive/forget if you love the lawn, pool, etc as it is today.
Good luck!
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