If you're a new home owner, after about a week, you might come to the realization that you need a lawnmower. Your best bet, if you can, is to scrounge up a used one, which is often available at a reasonable price. Many local hardware stores will have a selection of trade-ins. Rather than worry about what features the unit has, your best bet is find an inexpensive one, and ask them to start it up for you. If it starts up after one or two pulls, you have a keeper. If the clerk needs to start tinkering with it, then your best bet is to have him try another one.
Failing that, assuming you have a lawn of fairly modest dimensions, your best bet is to just find a cheap new one. Price is the main object. Even the most inexpensive ones should give you several years of service.
You might be able to save a few dollars by shopping sales locally. But there's a certain convenience to buying it online, and letting someone else worry about getting it to your house. The following model is available from Amazon for about $169, and unless you have a palatial estate, it will be more than adequate:
Shipping is free on this mower, so the price you see above is the price you'll pay. Again, you can possibly save a few dollars by shopping around locally. But Amazon prices this mower quite competitively.
Some assembly is required, but can be accomplished in about an hour without any special tools. It's essentially just a matter of attaching the wheels and handle.
Unlike some mowers, this one is legal for sale in California.
You'll also need a gas can. You'll probably find this for less money at a well-stocked service station when you buy the gas, but you can also obtain it online, also with free shipping, if ordered along with the mower:
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