A rental property’s exterior is central to curb appeal. In terms of groundskeeping, it’s essential to ensure that your property has a neat and attractive yard. This can help attract good tenants and boost your property values. It can be challenging to choose which types of landscaping are suitable for a rental property and how to maintain it correctly. You have to be mindful of the landscaping tasks that you can fairly expect your tenants to take on and what you’ll need to have done professionally. To help make all of these decisions less difficult, we’ve developed a quick guide to making your property look its best and how to best handle the long-term groundskeeping.
Creating Low-Maintenance Curb Appeal for Your Rental Property
Prospective tenants will initially notice your rental property’s front yard. As a result, your landscaping must be appealing. On the flip side, too much landscaping or anything that appears hard to care for can drive prospective tenants away. So, with regards to rental property yards, simple is ideal.
A green lawn and some tidy flower beds can go a long way toward adding value and visual appeal to a rental property. At the same time, do what you can to make your yard consistent with other homes in the immediate area and appropriate for your climate. It is recommended to choose plants that are hardy and native to the area, as well as low maintenance. This will make maintenance a much easier task going forward.
The upkeep starts once you have your landscaping installed. If native plants grow quickly near your rental property, it is essential to have a plan in place to keep them trimmed and tidy. To avoid letting your shrubs, trees, and other plants become overgrown, even in drier climates, is crucial. Overgrowth can lead to many other problems, including problems with insects and other pests, root damage to walkways and driveways, and even roof and gutter damage. You must budget for appropriate upkeep regardless of the kind of plants your rental property’s landscaping has.
Reasons to Hire Professionals for Hazardous Landscaping Tasks
It’s common for both parties to benefit when landlords ask their tenants to maintain their rental property’s landscaping. Nevertheless, some tasks are too dangerous or specialized to be assigned to the tenants. If your property has tall trees, relying on your tenant to trim them is unreasonable. It is also much more harmless to perform tasks like aerating the lawn or fertilizing or spraying weeds. If your tenant is injured while using ladders, bulky equipment, or chemicals, you may be held liable for some of the inherent risks. While your tenant can likely handle tasks like weeding flower beds and mowing the lawn, it’s preferable for you to have the professionals take care of the more dangerous aspects of maintenance that your landscaping needs.
Groundskeeping is a big component of owning a quality rental property, but it involves numerous decisions and a lot of work. As opposed to trying to do it all alone, consider hiring the Denton property management specialists at Real Property Management Lakeview for assistance. In a short amount of time, we can make your rental property seem fantastic and guarantee that it will remain so for many years. Contact us online or call 940-323-0505 today to learn more about our excellent services.
Originally Published on June 4, 2021
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