We fill the holes with silicone and never hear from the customers again.One more common problems with bathrooms has been addressed in a few posts and this odor is caused when there is a leak in a sewer, drain, or vent pipe.

Not sure if it'd be of interest to you, but a buddy and I built software that helps RE pros find and close more off-market properties through real-time, custom intent signals like probates, pre-foreclosures, code violations, and eviction notices.

Pretty simple, yet there are some who argue such points based on their experience as customers or being related to a transaction..

I am slowly picking up some repeat customers. 

Current contracting customer How did you finance this deal?

FWIW I've had building inspectors refer customers  ;-)

For context, I have a business degree in marketing (not good I know) and work for the biggest single family rental company in the US doing entry level customer service.

I feel like it's a way to keep people on the platform and appeasing hosts, instead of offering more supportive customer service. 

We would throw them in for free whenever a customer bought a solar system from us if they had an FPE panel or other outdated panel that wouldn't pass inspection (Zinsco's with their breakers melted to the busbar, Zinsco's rebranded as GTE-Sylvania (but not all GTE-Sylvania's), and some panels made by Challenger Electric, Westinghouse, Bryant that used a similar design as the Stab-lok/FPE for awhile but these are far less common and not all panels made by those brands are bad like FPE), split bus panels, fuse boxes, undersized 60-100A mains, etc.).

A bank can't extort a tacked-on higher interest rate if a borrower won't agree to new terms...terms that would now require unnecessary documentation and hassle.Here's excerpts from their letter to commercial customers I got last week, on company letterhead.