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Options for Maintaining Landscaping on a House for Rent

When it comes to owning a house for rent, there are many areas of being a landlord that can be difficult if you aren’t sure what you’re doing. There are aspects of houses that are much easier to manage than other property types, like an apartment building, but there are also unique challenges that only come with owning investment houses. When you opt to own an investment property and use it as a house for rent, you not only have to worry about getting the right tenants, but you also have to worry about the care of the property, including the yard. Many individuals will opt to rent a house because they want a yard, but caring for a yard isn’t always the easiest, nor is it the easiest to enforce as a landlord. Keep reading for some options in order to make your Jonesboro investment property’s yard easier to maintain.

Simplify

One of the best things you can do as a rental property owner is to simplify the landscaping for tenants. This means removing complex gardens or areas that will need to be weeded. This also means having an effective sprinkler system put in so that watering when necessary is a breeze. When it comes to care, your tenants should just have to mow the lawn every now and again. That’s it! While gardens and flowers are pretty, they can often be hard to care for. Xeroscaping isn’t a bad idea either, if you would prefer to have hardy plants added to the property.

Make it Easy

You want to set your tenants up for success with the yard. Give them something that is already in good condition to start with and requires minimal care. In addition, you have the option to provide your tenant with a lawnmower in order to make sure that there are no excuses concerning caring for the grass. It’s something that can easily stay at the house.

Require Care

It’s important to make lawn maintenance expectations well known up-front. Required care can be added into the lease, making the tenants obligated to maintain the lawn at a reasonable level. This means that a refund on their deposit is dependent on at least keeping the grass alive. However, if you’re skeptical about your tenant’s ability to care for the landscaping, you also have the option to hire a landscaping company to regularly care for the lawn throughout the summer.

Be Flexible

It’s important to keep in mind that lawns can be difficult to care for, and a variety of factors will influence how well they can be maintained. As a property owner, you need to be flexible with your tenants and ask yourself if their lawn care is good enough, or if you need your property manager to give them warnings, such as for too many weeds, and allow them to resolve the issue.

There are a variety of options when it comes to lawn care for your house for rent in Jonesboro. Let Real Property Management Central Arkansas help you out and take care of your property for you, including the lawn. Contact us today for more information about our property management services.

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