House with lots of wallpaper

[Heather C.]

We have been looking at house that seems to have a lot of potential. The only drawback that I can see is it has a LOT of wallpaper. I know it may seem crazy, but I'm just wondering if the wallpaper doesn't come down easily (which I bet it won't because it appears to have been there a while) how difficult it will be to fix the walls. My husband-the one that does most of the rehabbing-is pretty turned off by this house only because of the amount of wallpaper. I'm just wondering if we can hire this out, but worried about what's under the wallpaper. Have any of you actually turned a deal down just because of the wallpaper?

[Michael Seeker]

I typically put up 1/4" drywall over the top of wallpaper. It's quick, easy and you've got brand new finished walls.

If you want to consider removal, this is a good read:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/06/25/how-to-remove-wallpaper/