Joe, I don't mean this to sound harsh, and I apologize if it comes across that way.

I am not saying you are but I know I have in the past.I don’t want to sound harsh but I would question whether a good Realtor would have time to hold 10 open houses on one property.

Resurants, food preperations, chemical industries and probably oil and gas as well (considering the environmental impact issues).

Tony - The harsh truth is that sending out a few letters (yellow included) or postcards does not make for a strategy and will probably not lead to an ongoing, viable enterprise.

I dont mow but own a chemical lawn care business.

It will cost you money, $20k to be exact here.I don't mean to sound harsh but when people who aren't in the field of wholesaling give advice that is detrimental to the success of a deal it strikes me as something that should be pointed out.

Ok finally I can do this post I wanted to tackle it before but i ran into some issues with getting the floor together.Ok so you have a floor that is relatively in good condition but there are a couple of boards that are damaged beyond repairWhat could cause such a thing.heavy machinery being dragged across the floor. fire damage.water damage. chemical spillIf you don't have the time or the money to redo the entire floor but it is just a few boards that are out of whack there is a way to tackle this job without a lot of effort and time. you dont have to do the whole floor. most people will tell you it is impossible to match stain and this is true it is really really difficult but there is a trick that you can do. it is called monochromatic color effect ( i just made that name up but it works )you will need a fine cutting tool like a multi-maxa brush or a rag and three or four colors of stainyou will use the multi-max tool to cut along the seams where the boards meet each othercut down into the seam cutting loose the tongue of the adjacent boardstake your time. if you are cutting a length of board and stopping before the board is finished. then make sure you stagger your lines so that you get the staggered look floors are meant to have.you will need to find wood that is of the same size..

I would go with sanding the floors and staining , since I believe that any/most chemicals you may use you run the risk of having the chemical discolor the floor.

If no one is living in it, they can fumigate and go all chemicals for less than that.That number is for the Chicago area on a 2k sq. ft house.

I totally don't want to get across harshly but I just don't want you to get screwed on this.