
21 January 2011 | 15 replies
There is a difference between mold and mildew.Good old water and soap can handle most surface mold.You would want to test with a swab to know what you are dealing with before attempting to clean.The charcoal masks for about under 50 bucks can be bought that make for easy breathing in houses with mold or meth problems etc.If a property had mold you have to disclose or face a future potential lawsuit.A mold company will provide a mold remediation certificate with a guarantee.This will assure the buyers along with test reports after remediation that the property is safe.You have to make sure you fix the source of the moisture problem and just the surface.An inspector will use a moisture meter to do surface readings to determine if a leak is ongoing.The higher the saturation reading the closer to the source.If a property does have mold and you remediate you must buy really cheap so that you can resell with the stigma this property will have.Even with the certificate and warranty the property will not be as attractive as one without those issues so you need to price lower for resale.

12 December 2014 | 19 replies
After move out, two guys busted in through a window ready to raid the house... unfortunately for them the house was already vacant.I had to replace the glass, file a police report and clean up all the mess.We found the two ski masks in front of the house in the road next to the tire peel-out marks from them leaving the property.So it's up to you but after my experience, this will be something I never allow again.

21 October 2014 | 3 replies
Now if all of this rigmarole leads you to believe that a land trust is a device to mask the identity of the property owner that is exactly the intention of land trusts.

23 January 2014 | 9 replies
Also pulling the tape at the right time when it's mostly dry, but not leaving it on overnight to dry too much and possibly peel up with the tape.

7 November 2014 | 17 replies
So much time is spent on taping, masking, etc. and time is money.
20 May 2018 | 72 replies
They have already quietly and secretly peeled back some of the restrictions.
20 April 2017 | 6 replies
(We brought masks cause I knew beforehand it had this problem).

14 May 2018 | 11 replies
Then you can start drilling down into sub market/asset class/cap rate specificityIts like peeling away the layers of an onion.

7 December 2023 | 5 replies
You never truly know what you have in a property until you already own it and start peeling back the layers.

5 March 2022 | 4 replies
The more you have to mask, the more labor intensive it gets.