--- title: Lawn Care Solutions Available for Property Managers in 2019 description: Lawn care solutions for property managers in 2019 include having an in-house landscaping crew, requiring the tenants to do the exterior maintenance and using the companies that offer automated on-demand lawn care. Explore pros and cons of each lawn care solution. image: https://www.taskeasy.com/hubfs/Newsroom/NARPM_765x446.jpg --- [![TaskEasy logo](https://www.taskeasy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TaskEasy%20workwave%20logo%20for%20hubspot-2.png?width=1545&height=595&name=TaskEasy%20workwave%20logo%20for%20hubspot-2.png "TaskEasy logo")](https://www.taskeasy.com/) # Newsroom ##### Menu ** Lawn Care Solutions Available for Property Managers in 2019 #### Lawn Care Solutions Available for Property Managers in 2019 ##### Pros and Cons of Popular Lawn Care Solutions *When it comes to portfolio-wide lawn care, there are a few popular options. Each solution comes with its own list of benefits and an equally large list of inefficiencies and shortcomings.  * *Here are the popular options that property managers use today and the reasons why they do not make sense financially in 2019. The following calculations are based on a 50-property portfolio.* ##### **Hiring an In-house Maintenance Team - $78,000 Annually** **Finding and Recruiting Talent** **Equipment and Labor Costs ** **Multi-region Service Areas** It’s easy to look at cost comparisons in terms of dollar amounts, but the time and energy spent on a company’s non-proficiencies are directly related to growth and efficiency. An in-house maintenance team can be feasible for small, local companies or companies so big that they manage portfolios virtually everywhere. The majority of SFR property managers lie somewhere in the middle. In-house crews will likely cost you more resources in the long run than other options. ##### **Outsourcing to Existing Lawn Care Companies - $76,500 Annually** **Tracking Services, Fulfillment, Invoicing, and Insurance** **Overall Vendor Management** **Time Commitment** Outsourcing lawn maintenance in various regions demands a high level of discipline from your staff, which you can have a hand in, and almost as much discipline from your vendors, which is more difficult to control. The constant switching of properties, services, and scopes of work can create feelings of ‘burn out’ for both internal staff and vendors - and there is not a lot that can be done to fix that. Overall, the necessary level of detail to manage these operations quickly eats up your human capital that could be better utilized in the profit-driving operations of your business. ## **Requiring Tenant Lawn Care - $100,925 Annually** **Tenant Neglect - They Just Won’t Do It** **Cheaper to Upkeep Throughout Lease Terms** **Problems Go Unnoticed/Ignored. **   Asking for tenant lawn care has a lot of the same shortcomings as the previous options. There is not a good way to verify the condition of the property without actually being there. If a tenant fails to properly care for the yard, that creates more work in terms of communication with tenants, charging fees, and maintaining positive relationships with your tenants. Minimizing points of contention is a simple way to increase tenant retention. Leaving tenants out of the picture when it comes to property maintenance will save you time, stress, and money.   ##### **Automated Lawn Care - $62,100 Annually** **It’s Automated ** **It’s Less Expensive** **It’s Smarter** Multi-Region lawn care is a big, complicated problem that every Property Manager deals with. TaskEasy is the best, most efficient, and cost-effective way to do what needs to be done. Leveraging technology in a historically manual industry has changed the way we think about and manage work. TaskEasy itself leverages different tech every day to improve efficiency and do more with less. Technology can work for everyone. do not work harder than you have to, just look for the right solutions for your industry, even if it is as niche as Nationwide Single Family Rental Lawn Maintenance. TaskEasy allows you to pay less and free up resources that are critical to the success of your business. Upgrade your maintenance process and cut costs and the same time.  --- #### Latest Stories [TaskEasy Coronavirus Update Center ](https://www.taskeasy.com/company/newsroom/industry-news/coronavirus-update-center) 31 Mar 2020 The Coronavirus Update Center is focused on providing our customers wi... [Landscaping Recognized by Federal Government as 'Essential Service' ](https://www.taskeasy.com/company/newsroom/industry-news/landscaping-recognized-as-essential-service) 30 Mar 2020 Landscaping is included in an advisory list of functions critical to p... [Lawn Care Solutions Available for Property Managers in 2019 ](https://www.taskeasy.com/company/newsroom/industry-news/lawn-care-for-pms) 26 Jun 2019 Lawn care solutions for property managers in 2019 include having an in... Lawn Care Solutions Available for Property Managers in 2019 ##### Pros and Cons of Popular Lawn Care Solutions *When it comes to portfolio-wide lawn care, there are a few popular options. Each solution comes with its own list of benefits and an equally large list of inefficiencies and shortcomings.  * *Here are the popular options that property managers use today and the reasons why they do not make sense financially in 2019. The following calculations are based on a 50-property portfolio.* ##### **Hiring an In-house Maintenance Team - $78,000 Annually** **Finding and Recruiting Talent** **Equipment and Labor Costs ** **Multi-region Service Areas** It’s easy to look at cost comparisons in terms of dollar amounts, but the time and energy spent on a company’s non-proficiencies are directly related to growth and efficiency. An in-house maintenance team can be feasible for small, local companies or companies so big that they manage portfolios virtually everywhere. The majority of SFR property managers lie somewhere in the middle. In-house crews will likely cost you more resources in the long run than other options. ##### **Outsourcing to Existing Lawn Care Companies - $76,500 Annually** **Tracking Services, Fulfillment, Invoicing, and Insurance** **Overall Vendor Management** **Time Commitment** Outsourcing lawn maintenance in various regions demands a high level of discipline from your staff, which you can have a hand in, and almost as much discipline from your vendors, which is more difficult to control. The constant switching of properties, services, and scopes of work can create feelings of ‘burn out’ for both internal staff and vendors - and there is not a lot that can be done to fix that. Overall, the necessary level of detail to manage these operations quickly eats up your human capital that could be better utilized in the profit-driving operations of your business. ## **Requiring Tenant Lawn Care - $100,925 Annually** **Tenant Neglect - They Just Won’t Do It** **Cheaper to Upkeep Throughout Lease Terms** **Problems Go Unnoticed/Ignored. **   Asking for tenant lawn care has a lot of the same shortcomings as the previous options. There is not a good way to verify the condition of the property without actually being there. If a tenant fails to properly care for the yard, that creates more work in terms of communication with tenants, charging fees, and maintaining positive relationships with your tenants. Minimizing points of contention is a simple way to increase tenant retention. Leaving tenants out of the picture when it comes to property maintenance will save you time, stress, and money.   ##### **Automated Lawn Care - $62,100 Annually** **It’s Automated ** **It’s Less Expensive** **It’s Smarter** Multi-Region lawn care is a big, complicated problem that every Property Manager deals with. TaskEasy is the best, most efficient, and cost-effective way to do what needs to be done. Leveraging technology in a historically manual industry has changed the way we think about and manage work. TaskEasy itself leverages different tech every day to improve efficiency and do more with less. Technology can work for everyone. do not work harder than you have to, just look for the right solutions for your industry, even if it is as niche as Nationwide Single Family Rental Lawn Maintenance. TaskEasy allows you to pay less and free up resources that are critical to the success of your business. 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