Rental property, don't waste you money, seed it with Bermuda.

"Is there anything that I can try at this point rather than re-sodding for the second time in 3 years?"

Yeah, I agree T-W. Nobody should have to re-sod 2 times in 3 years.

But, it's up to you if you want to spend the money re-sodding your rental property with SA or going the cheaper route by seeding with a nice quality bermuda and at the same time maintaining your property value.

Do other lawns in the neighborhood have S.A.?

Here is a link that might be useful: Maybe......Maybe not

My next question was going to be what to plant if St. Augustine doesn't come back? I know very little about resodding and seeding lawns. Would you recommend sod cutting all the old and laying down Bermuda or can you toss seeds in with the St. Austine. I will have to do some reading, any recommendations would be appreciated.

Go with Zoysia Empire. At least, it should be easier to care for than bermuda.

Lou it is a rental property. Zoysia sod is 5X more expensive than Bermuda sod, twice as much as SA sod, and 1000X more then Bermuda seed.

Jill the least expensive option for you that will produce the greatest return on your investment is to hire a contractor to come in with a tractor and box blade to regrade the yard, and seed it with common Bermuda.

If you want to step it up a notch a week before the tractor arrives, spray the lawn with Generic Round Up

Firstandgoal,

Yes the majority seem to have St. Augustine. Except for the person next door who is maintaining weeds. The neighbors on the other side also resodded their yard summer before last and theirs also looked horrible. Bug guy said that cinch bugs were getting theirs also. The neighborhood does not have yard restrictions. I am fine planting Bermuda if it will solve my problems.

Thank you for the input!

Jill there is a standing joke in my industry so don't take the personal.

ONLY people who have Chinchbug problems in Florida are the ones growing.... St Augustine Grass!

The point I am trying to make is SA is the most used grass in Florida, and if you neighbors are having problems, so will you.

SA is used there for two reasons: 1 Abundant rainfall. 2. No freezing weather to kill it off.

Those same two conditions are also good for Bermuda, Zoysia, Centipede, and Bahia. The difference is cinch bugs are not as big of a problem like SA.