I would expect it to come off fairly easy with a pressure wash bath and some soap.

She puts out folded white towels to give it a spa feel, a pop of color with (fake) flowers in a vase, a big beautiful bar of soap to act as a diffuser and add to the spa feel, etc.

Even though I have had another appraiser review the appraisal and disagree with the adjustments made the regulations are in the appraisers favor and I am alone in my corner :cry: However, appraisal aside this deal is turning into quite the soap opera and whether it's going to happen or not is anyones guess right now.

Put dish soap on your finger and then smooth out as it won't stick to your finger.

The product I use is Moldex which I order online.First I wiped it with soap and water, then scrub it with the Biocide (Moldex) for 10 minutes.

The word “town” certainly conjures up an image of a place where “everybody knows your name” and you can count on your neighbors to be kind to one another.But with Gilbert’s population swelling to city sizes (330,000 projected in the next decade) and the town’s 100 year anniversary in 2020, perhaps it’s time for the community to consider a title change from city to town.And maybe a change of attitude regarding big city features like apartment complexes too.But just maybe ;-)...Any Gilbert residents out there?

Here is an article on the home.The New American Home® (TNAH) will be celebrating its 25th anniversary when it opens its doors to attendees at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando next month, once again displaying innovative building materials, cutting-edge design and the latest construction techniques to provide home builders with inspiration for energy-efficient, durable and stylish homes.And as the association prepares to launch the NAHB National Green Building Program, The New American Home will also hold the distinction of being the first show home built and certified to the program’s scoring tool.

(For anyone reading this,  please don't misunderstand my meaning of that...we know there are many who are starting out with much less...and we greatly applaud you for having the courage to move forward with your aspirations...Tammy and I come from very meager backgrounds and it has taken us many years together ((25 yr anniversary this year)) to get to this point...so moving out of that protective nature (finances that is) is actually fairly difficult for us...her especially ...should've been there 3 years ago with that first property...lol) anyway she was glad to here that from someone other than me...so thank you.I will have to look into the types of investing you mentioned...of course I have read about them and have a general idea...but the inside baseball of those types of investing are Greek  to me at this point. 

I plan to refi each property just pass its purchase anniversary.

paint is the best way to go if there in bad condition if not leave them alone replace thie sink bottom with a new skin clean with murphys soap and oil if interiors are rough looking put down white glue down paper.painting with one coat of primer should run you about $20.00 a ln ft. oak will show all its grain after painting you would have to put 4 -5 coats of primer sand in between coats to hide the grain and it wont completly disapear you can also paint and gel coat stain over paint for an older antique like finish