Arizona Yard Maintenance

[Kelsey Haldiman]

Hi, I'm new to the BP and owning a rental. I have a SFH with grass in the front and backyard. We currently pay $110 a month for lawn maintenance (every other week), but I'm considering removing the grass and putting rock in the front and paving the backyard. $1,300 a year just seems really high to have as the long term. It's in Tempe, AZ so rock is common landscape here.

I was wondering if anyone had an opinion or experience in changing grass to rock and if that’s still marketable to renters. I have not done a price analysis on how much the conversion would cost but assuming the feedback is to drop the grass, that’ll be my next step.