X2 for soaker hosing the sides of the house.

If you don't want to maintain a home rent and apartment or town house.

And yes I own rent houses.

We rented a house for 3.5 years until last July. You'd better believe we maintained the yard like it was our own. We took better care of it than the owners. It's a matter of ethics and responsibility.

I live near Fort Hood. GIs are renting houses all around us. The scumbag next door hasn't mowed in over a year and hasn't watered...ever. The only time water touched his yard is when they emptied their walmart blow-up swimming pool 2 weeks ago. I can't imagine what the inside looks like.

Meanwhile, he just bought a new (to him) Porsche Cayenne (to match his Boxter). I hate him.