Mold

[Minna Reid]

Is there some special consideration you give this? I looked at an REO today with Extreme mold. I mean I've never seen anything like it. Supposedly the pipes burst, to me it looks like someone turned the water on and walked away...either way there is mold EVERYWHERE. All over the walls, ceilings, floors, everywhere. Got a headache from just being in there. Joists look unharmed though, but it looks to me like it just needs to get gutted all the way to the framing and to be started over. Theres corrosion all over the utilities also and I just assume those will need to be replaced also.
Question is, am I pretty safe to assume once I remove everything down to the studs, I will also have alleviated the mold? i mean doesn't a complete gut pretty much solve any problem, outside of structural?

[Robert Steele]

Mold is overrated and is a great opportunity for the savvy buyer. I have rehabbed two mold properties. I would recommend not using a mold remediation company. They are a bunch of rip off artists. Check your state health and saftey codes. A lot of the time the homeowner is allowed to do the work themselves without any certification required.

Once your done then pay the $1K for a mold remediation certificate. This involves some photos and a few mold sample kits which one can normally buy from Home Depot and have tested at a lab for $60 a piece. But like I said, they are ripoff artists.