There usually is no screening process and unscrupulous owners or slumlords just slam bodies into rooms..often renting by the week.

comment 3, no it is not paid to the insurance company but it is treated as a deductible ie you need to put it towards the payment of your rehab/reconstruction, just like an auto policy that requires you pay the body shop your deductible as a precursor or co-cursor of insurance funds dispersal

I do stay away from major structural problems but if I walk into a house and I see and smell black mold, I see a $$$!

I went to school for auto body technology for repairing cars after they have been in an accident.

I havent seen pictures, but the entire inside is gutted and burnt, and it's smelling like I'll be getting the 100k and still pending the rent moneys for 1 year.I'm looking for insight on current rebuild costs in the St Louis area, especially since costs seem to be skyrocketing.

Issues will come up and sometimes you will need to have a body show up.

At one, when I opened the screen door, I could already smell the stench of garbage!

Well, personally I have never walked into a Walgreens that was carpeted, outdated, and had a funky smell, but I have been to many CVS stores that were exactly that.

There's also quite a bit of crime in Baltimore (on an overnight I watched them fish a body out of the water!)...

Listening to your body and knowing when to stop is a skill I am now learning.