Rental Property Investor · Mercer Island, WA · Member since 2008 · 22k+ posts · 14k+ votes
This may be a strange question for those from areas where rain and water are plentiful. But Denver is a desert. Rain is scarce in the summer, water can be rationed, and water bills can be very high if you're allowed to water grass. The property I'm purchasing now, for a rental, has a disaster in the front lawn. The old landscaping is pretty much dead and gone, and there are only bits of old grass. Mostly weeds. If I was flipping, I'd put in sod and water it until it sold. But that seems like a waste of money for a rental. Prospective tenants will love it, but the won't like the water bill, and will end up killing it, I'm afraid. Or, leave me stuck with a big water bill. Suggestions?
Handyman · Fuquay Varina, NC · Member since 2009 · 10 posts · 0 votes
17y
Jon
Here in the south east there is a grass called centipede. I don't know about your area and the high/cold but the stuff is very tuff seems to choke out weeds and grows slowly so it does not need mowed often. It can be plugged and will spread over time. The seed however is higher than a cat's back, so would be costly to seed an entire lawn. If you are rehabbing it would take to long.
In the midwest we have whats called zoisia grass. may not be spelled right but it is plugged,not seeded and very hardy.
This...It will actually start to crowd out and choke off the old grass and weeds when it takes hold, it grows slowly and is supposed to be very sun/drought hardy. You can buy plugs cheap.