Renting out your house that has acres of grass

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Renting out your house that has acres of grass

Sam Swain
Member since 2021 · 1 post · 1 vote

I need some advice please. I have a home that has 3.5 acres, two of which are grass and need maintained. The house is not in the greatest area as far as schools go, no good parent would move in with children. My question is how to maintain the grass if I rent it out. At this point I feel my only option would be to personally maintain the yard myself. Any hints and or information would be great. I’d like to get into the rental game since I already have a house that empty and just costing me money.

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  • Bob S.
    Real Estate Consultant · Cleveland · Member since 2020 · 6k+ posts · 3k+ votes
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    Quote from @Sam Swain:

    I need some advice please. I have a home that has 3.5 acres, two of which are grass and need maintained. The house is not in the greatest area as far as schools go, no good parent would move in with children. My question is how to maintain the grass if I rent it out. At this point I feel my only option would be to personally maintain the yard myself. Any hints and or information would be great. I’d like to get into the rental game since I already have a house that empty and just costing me money.


     HI where in Cleveland do you have 3.5 acres ? Most are under 1/4 acre. Also no the tenant would take care of it, But again, 3 acres in CLEV, ?????

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  • Charles Carillo
    Rental Property Investor · North Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2018 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    @Sam Swain

    3.5 acres is a lot of property. You could require the tenant to handle the maintenance but, you would need to consistently make sure that it was done. They would need a good mower for that, who buys that/maintains it? I have never required tenants to maintain the exterior of any properties, it becomes more of a hassle. I would just include the cost in the rent but, that will greatly increase the rent you are charging. And then there is snow removal... 

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  • Melanie ThomasBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · San Antonio · Member since 2022 · 1k+ posts · 491 votes
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    I may be mistaken, I believe your primary concern lies in ensuring the lawn is adequately watered to maintain its vitality. If you are deeply concerned about lawn maintenance, I suggest considering includingit as part of the rent. In the event that a sprinkler system is already installed, you might have a stronger position if the tenants opt not to use it. However, in Texas, without a sprinkler system, it could be a challenging situation with no favorable outcome for the landlord if they
    try to enforce hand watering by the tenants, as most judges would likely not side with such a request. Good luck & happy investing!

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