While according to your estimates only 50% of the house was damaged, the entire house would have suffered smoke damage and possibly some water damage.

In addition, I tend to do things like install quarter-turn shutoffs on all the water lines, make sure smoke detectors are installed, all lights are working etc.

i want to charge them $100 to clean it and they think it's "normal wear and tear". what's so normal about having the carpet dark in the areas where furniture was not present?

I have done a lot of looking around on Trulia, Zillow, Redfin, etc. but with as little experience as I have I just feel like I'd be taking a shot in the dark no matter what I picked - would a realtor help with this or is that just how it goes?

- Do most of the target market smoke, however there is not smoking allowed in your property?

All of those things were necessary to "get us out of the whole", or create a smoke screen that we were out.Kenny - there likely are very few substantive differences in the way we perceive life and business.

Yes, it will be really really frustrating to work with banks and lenders who hear "musician" and think you spend all day on the couch smoking dope.

This property had an alarm system that was supposed to warn of carbon monoxide and smoke . neither indicated a warning when the system was checked.

Your current agent is blowing smoke to stick you into a deal where you're going to end up getting screwed.

Jon : it appears to have started in the dryer vent. lots of smoke and now broken windows. fire dept is still on scene , I have arranged to have windows boarded up.