Test on carpet in a corner of the room where furniture is likely to sit, just in case.

What I learned the most of this deal is 1) make sure your contractors clean up after themselves and don't leave any bulky trash on the front lawn!!!

She loves to decorate, whether it be painting, hanging pictures, picking furniture (or appliances).

Except from contractual payments, i have to put 15-20 k usd for interior/decor/furniture and i will be able to rent property 1 for around 700-1000 usd/ mon, and latter for 350-400usd/ mon.Tought thing is that our country is facing cash shortage, property prices going down, local currency (som) ex rate falling, and people are unsure about the future economic situation.

You would think that we would start having these discussions sooner than closing day, but we have a tough time visualizing everything until we're walking through it with no tenant, no furniture, no agent hovering and the ability to really take our time and just hang out in the place for a couple hours.The way I handle it is this.  

They decide, "The lobby needs new furniture" before fixing a back-up water pump, so one day the main pump goes and boom, no water pressure.

Per his request we did clean some mildew / mold (small spot behind furniture ) and it has not grown back.  

By searching out mispriced assets - Assets (property) that is being sold for less than what it's worth.Let's take a look at how our Sokcho Investors apply Intelligent Investing rules to Property #2.Original Asking Price: KRW 150,000,000After Negotiations: KRW 100,000,000 + 10,000,000 for all the furnitureKey Money deposit from new tenant: KRW 100,000,000Out of Pocket Price for our investor: KRW 10,000,000For KRW 10,000,000 our investors were able to get a room full of very nice furniture (in fact, one regret they had was leaving the nice furniture in there and not replacing it with sturdier, furniture) and control of an apartment in this building:Here's an important point to consider: The negotiation down to KRW 110,000,000 wasn't simply an arbitrary number to 'buy low' - but it was based on understanding the market and knowing what the current key money rate for the apartment was.

High wear - You can drag outdoor furniture on concrete, which you can't on wood.3.

Two of my friends text me photos when they are shopping for furniture, rugs, window treatments-so I can help them decide what to choose.