I read that maybe baking soda or a product called Nilium may work.

It looks fantastic, nothing has bled through and the smell is gone (it went from pet and smoke odor to bleach to oil paint fumes to a freshly painted house in a matter of days.)

I bought the home for $8,500 cash, cleaned the carpet, painted some walls (a rule of mine every time I re-rent or sell a home to give it a fresh smell) and about 2 weeks later the home rented for $650 per month.

I would do the fix-up while living there and move from unit to unit getting the place looking fresh as leases ended/tenants moved out.

Welcome to BP and I agree with ***********, we keep real estate investing fresh around!

Fresh wind in BP's sails.

I ran across this site after listening to the podcast and have to say this is a breath of fresh air!

I also agree that some fresh landscaping would really help.

You may find in some areas your listing goes off the first page of listings within a day or so and many viewers are not going to page 2 so keep your ad fresh by updating.2.Attorneys or Closing Agents– Attorneys or Closing agents are a great source because they are closing the loans for the hard money lenders and know the people who are paying cash.

I always walk through and make sure it looks clean, fresh and everything works.