Impact of landscape on SFH rental property

[Andrew Powers]

I bought a house that has low spots in the lawn where water pools (attracting mosquitos), more weeds than grass, and the front walkway, driveway, porch, and garden pavers look like Frankenstein's monster. Also, the fence surrounding the back yard is made from wire and wood with ivy taking over most of the back end. How much effort should I put into the landscape for a nice profit if I intend to rent this property out in the future? Considerations I have are grading the lawn, making the grass one uniform species, and possibly repairing/redoing the concrete areas and even extending the single lane driveway to make room for a second car. For the back fence I would consider replacing with a taller, wooden privacy fence (matching the adjacent neighbors) and possibly extending it forward along the sides of the house to make better use of the side yards by incorporating them into the back yard. It will be a 4 bedroom rental and I will most likely advertise to college students or military.