re: Landscape help - drainage problems

I hear ya. That's generally my approach with everything, but in this case I'm not willing to spend the money. I can eyeball it when it rains and make corrections where it's holding water. Unless of course its really bad. You could always go with the string approach. Run a string and see everywhere that it touches/doesn't touch the ground. Grab a shovel and make adjustments from there. Just a DIY tip.