All Forum Posts by: Connor Fogleman
Connor Fogleman has started 2 posts and replied 5 times.
Post: SFH 3/2 in Jacksonville
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Hi! This is my second rental! Hits the rental market tomorrow.
Post: SFH 3/2 in Jacksonville
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $377,500
$1700 of contractor cost to get up an running.
Post: Landscaping in Florida
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Quote from @Richard Shepherd:
This seems like a tough problem to look for economical alternatives. What's the problem with the grass? Is in a shady area and doesn't do well? I'm not a landscaper but a serious DIYer when it comes to gardening. As far as alternatives go, a few come to mind. You could put a slab of concrete, deck, or pavers for a portion of the area and then landscape around that with some edging plays such as small shrubs or ornamental grasses. You could also try artificial grass. Another option would be to shrink the grassy area by having a plant border fill in asking the fence. This makes for an easy but attractive landscaping job. You'll want the plant borders at least 5-6 ft wide otherwise lots of medium shrubs will be too big for the area. Use some planter edging to define the borders. And putting down weed suppression cloth and mulch will help keep the area low maintenance. Finally, trees could help fill in some of the border. Could be nice to have a showy tree being the focus point such as a magnolia or crepe myrtle for smaller trees / areas.
Curious to know what you finally decide on
This is an amazing response! My thoughts are to put river rock down around the roof line, add small shrubs on top with outdoor lights in between each. I like the idea of a low maintenance mulch line around the fence to minimize the grassy area. I will keep in mind the 5-6 ft wide ratio for the medium shrubs. I will edge everything off and hopefully get a slick clean look to it. Currently trying to decide on pavers and if so where i'll put them. Thank you for your response it was great!
Post: Landscaping in Florida
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This is an amazing response! My thoughts are to put river rock down around the roof line, add small shrubs on top with outdoor lights in between each. I like the idea of a low maintenance mulch line around the fence to minimize the grassy area. I will keep in mind the 5-6 ft wide ratio for the medium shrubs. I will edge everything off and hopefully get a slick clean look to it. Currently trying to decide on pavers and if so where i'll put them. Thank you for your response it was great!
Post: Landscaping in Florida
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Hello! Looking for some tips on general landscaping and making a low maintenance style yard. The property has terrible grass but a very large space that is completely open and fenced in.
Any tips on a cost effective way to keep nice with tenants?
Thanks in advance.