GreenPal, an Uber-esq service for lawn care, launches in Downey

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DOWNEY — Downey residents now have a new option to take care of their lawns.

GreenPal – which launched its services in Downey back in August – offers a no-contact option for homeowners to keep their lawns tidy.

Gene Caballero, co-founder of GreenPal, describes the service as “Uber for lawncare.”

“Homeowners needing lawn care will go to our website or download the free app, they’ll enter in the address and the day they want it serviced,” said Caballero. “What that does is alerts all the prescreened venders in the area that there is a new job up for bid. Those vendors bid on the property based on the Google aerial view, the Google street view, the square footage of the property; all those quotes go over to the homeowner.”

The homeowner can see vendors’ reviews, ratings and price, and decide who they want to work with.”

Vendors are screened for approval.

“The vetting process for vendors is first they have to upload pictures of their commercial-grade equipment, references, pictures of previous work,” said Caballero. “They also have to have a valid drivers license, they have to be 18 years of age, and they also have to have a valid bank account at a financial institution. That’s all we do up front to make sure these vendors are who they say they are.”

All work done is also rated and reviewed by the purchaser as well.

Users will only need to worry about paying whatever price is agreed upon between them and their chosen vendor. GreenPal then takes 5% of the transaction. It is also free to sign up and get bids.

“There’s no service fee or any fees like that associated with using GreenPal,” said Caballero. “They just pay the price they are quoted.”

GreenPal can be found at www.yourgreenpal.com, as well as on the Apple Store and the Google Play Store.