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All pretty good advice so far. Definately walk through the yard quickly before mowing every time and pick up any newly fallen branches or trash. I would rake that yard a few times, just to get all of the dead grass up and moving the grass will stimulate it. You may want to put down some fertilizer and/or grass seed. But that is only if you will be in that house for a while. If the yard was badly neglected it may take a few applications. Just go down to your local nursery for more information on that.
Now, for the actual mowing part. Don't let the grass get exceedingly tall. It would be a good idea to purchase a mulching mower, those machines are great. Having cut grass lie on the yard is a good thing, in moderation. The cut grass will decompose and provide nutrients for the other grass. However, you can't have large clumps as this will only hurt the remaining grass under it. So a mulching mower will help a lot. If the grass is too tall my suggestion would be to mow it twice. Set the mower deck a couple of notches higher the first cut and then set it back down the second time. This will prevent the grass clippings from being too long and clumping too much. I would do this regardless of the type of mower (Mulching or not).
Also, never mow the yard the same way twice in a row. Mowing in circles or even squares is okay, however, it won't stimulate hte grass as well, and I don't think that it looks as good as a yard cut in nice and straight lines. So if you mow the yard horizontally one time, mow it vertically the next. After that go on a diagnal and next time mow on the opposite diagnal.
If you take care of the yard properly you can have a very nice looking yard fairly easily. But then: What do I know. I only own and operate a professional lawn care company after all!
~Aaron
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