I would love to see more women in real estate,  but even in 2017 there's still stuff we have to deal with, assumptions and stereotypes,etc.. takes thick skin. 

We would always be putting an entire coat of drywall mud over top of whatever we ended up with after attempting removal whether it be a thick full texture or sanded smooth.   

In west coast, the refinish is $1.25/sf, modern laminated 1/2" thick with acoustic and thermal barrier(new design) is about $3 per sf.

We also install sound isolation mat under the finish floors, and there are some very specific details to how this should be carried under the wallboard to create continuous isolation.Another GREAT solution is to carpet the floor of the office on the 2nd floor with plush carpet and a thick carpet pad.

It may be thick enough to bridge hairline cracks for aesthetic purposes.

Floor is 3.7mm thick and regularly recommended in the BP forums (Allure Traffic Master)Vinyl C - $2.79 sq ft floating vinyl.

Or is 1/2 plywood the only thickness acceptable?

It’s critical that you use a thick marker (if you’re making the signs yourself).

If you came to me with a Master's degree in RE, I would never hire you unless you can demonstrate that you have been in the thick of it on your own.

I play heck getting a conventional loan I have one on my principal.. but with a tax return that is 3 inch's thick no mortgage broker can underwrite me.. its painful.you need that commercial banker that knows you and you grow up with them.. my guy we been doing it now for 24 years.I bought Jerome Kersey s 3/4 built home in Portland back in the day and finished it.. put it on the market for 5 million.. we had another basketball player make an offer but same thing he was in first year or two and had not hit the big big yearly pay.. but had nice down payment.. but he could not get a loan.. so I get that part of it..