Low Cost Lawn Maintance

[Danny Liu]

Hey all, a potential rental deal sits on a 10k sq ft lot and has an all-grass front lawn and backyard. City zoning is very unlikely to allow me to build another unit in the current backyard, so what's the best way to keep maintenance costs low? I know I can't expect tenants to take care of it-- are there any possible ways to creatively transform it into something useful?

[Nathan Gesner]

Quote from @Danny Liu:

Hey all, a potential rental deal sits on a 10k sq ft lot and has an all-grass front lawn and backyard. City zoning is very unlikely to allow me to build another unit in the current backyard, so what's the best way to keep maintenance costs low? I know I can't expect tenants to take care of it-- are there any possible ways to creatively transform it into something useful?

You can talk to landscapers about zero scaping to keep it low-maintenance.

I manage hundreds of single-family homes and we don't have many problems with lawncare. Set expectations up front, inspect regularly, and have consequences when they fail. If the lawn is completely trashed by a Tenant, use that opportunity to switch to a low maintenance design.