Everything was going pretty great until the rug was pulled from under me during what I thought was going to be my first deal under my belt.

He sent me a picture of some little maggot looking thing on his dirty hippie rug asking what I was going to do about it.

I'm always amazed on how ruggedly built some of these old buildings are ... and equally amused by the fact there were no real building standards, but most of the really blatantly bad bits tend to have come with past "updates" (like the introduction of indoor plumbing or electricity).That said, you make you money on these old buildings when you buy!  

It's not to the point where it's a hoarder situation, just stuff like an unused treadmill, area rugs everywhere, curtains that aren't hung correctly (no damage to apartment, and it's not unclean, just doesn't present well).  

I like something like place and go rubber tiles which tolerate a little unevenness, carpet is cheaper and also tolerates some unevenness, lino is cheaper and great for a utilty basement area rugs can always.

But it a service thats benefits you so lets sweep it under the rug...looks like "The pot calling the kettle black" to me...I formed an LLC and i explained exactly what it is i do and what kind of company it is.

If one bedroom rug is ruined I buy 1 piece and replace the 1 bad piece. 

I verbally said that I wouldn't have a problem with it until I went into the unit to do a maintenance check and saw that he was a slob and that having a cat would only intensify the uncleanliness of his situation so I told him that I would like to stick to the original "no pets policy".

I consider myself a rugged individualist that believes one should prosper or fail based on their own efforts and abilities.

When ready to rent lay some inexpensive, and when the resident moves out disposable, area rugs in the bedrooms.