{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"NWA Investing","title":"Ep. 91 - The Most Expensive Landscaping Mistakes Property Owners Make with Eric Hill of Fay-Ark Lawn Co.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2829,"description":"We sat down with Eric Hill, founder of Fay-Ark Lawn Co., at a property Eric's crew just finished (Zach's own home) to talk about what it actually takes to build one of the fastest-growing landscape companies in Northwest Arkansas from scratch. Eric started mowing lawns his junior year of high school in 2018, and today he's running 15 crews and 43 employees, nearly doubling year over year.\n→ Protect your investment with TCS Property Management\n→ Keep the closing table stress-free with Advantage Title & Escrow\nWe get into why cheap landscaping costs property owners far more in the long run, how Eric scaled a service business through delegation, software, and systems, and what developers and investors should be thinking about before they ever break ground. We also cover drainage mistakes that kill property values, the ROI of outdoor living space, and the branding move that made his company look twice its size overnight.\n00:00 – How Eric won the job at Zach's house\n04:00 – Why cheap landscaping creates expensive problems down the road\n08:00 – Starting Fay-Ark Lawn Co. in high school\n13:00 – The software systems that gave Eric's team transparency and ownership\n17:00 – Scaling quality: sign-off sheets, crew leads, and communication\n21:00 – Vendors vs. true partners\n25:00 – Red flags to watch for when hiring landscapers\n31:00 – When to invest vs. maintain\n35:00 – Why developers should involve landscapers early\n39:00 – Landscaping ROI before a sale\n44:00 – Fire round\nFollow us on LinkedIn NWA InvestingFollow us on Instagram NWA InvestingWatch us on YouTube NWA Investing","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SR_EruoDb-vQjqaEKq-q3KIyMdu3sCWNiQ2PEfiJMyQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjAx/Y2EzOWRjZWI5NjY1/YTcxZGE1MzNhN2Qx/OTBiMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}