A cedar fence will probably last as long as a vinyl fence when you consider a vinyl fence will start sagging, discoloring and looking like garbage (even if it is still strong) about the time you need to replace cedar.

She's an inspector out of San Diego and she had two great houses.The first house was an REO where the REO agent was concerned about "discoloration" and the other was actually going through remediation.

There are some Fall grass mixes (mainly rye grass that is annual) that might germinate; I would seek sod ASAP to be certain that this will look presentable since you are flipping.Now, if you were going to be renting this place, I would not worry about the bare ground so soon ...If the hardwood stains are truly just water, it's not so bad - it will be minor to blend the new stain; if urine, you have discoloration of the wood that cannot be removed - at best it gets covered over, and dark stain is used for that if it affects significant area of the floor.

Either one is a red flag.This appears to be discoloration of the particle board from water exposure.

There was animal urine over the house discoloring the wood floors. 

ROOF: Roof has discoloring in several places as well as several lifted shingles.

When we touched it, it was soft, discolored and felt damp!

So far so good, but they mildew more than the wood, and discolor and maybe warp a bit too.

Repair any large holes or gaps with wood putty, sand the repaired spots smooth, Kilz the repaired spots and any other discolored areas; use oil based Kilz.

We are doing some remodeling and decided to fix the pool. The pool has been empty for many years. After the guy did some cracks fixing and acid wash (I wasn't there to watch them do it), some portion of the pool wall...