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After you do the soil test and amend the soil so it has all the nutrients and proper pH to grow grass, see if you can rent a grass "seeder" or drill from the local NRCS office or local rental place. Grass seed that is under the surface of the soil the proper depth will grow a lot faster and easier than just thrown on top.

I took a master gardening class years back and they said that a newly seeded lawn had to be watered frequently enough so the soil never dried out on the surface. They said every time the soil dried out, you would lose 50% of the grass seed that had germinated.

Even overseeding a lawn, a grass drill will get you a LOT better germination rate.