This is highly concerning since the original owner stopped paying the bank, racked up unsafe structure liens with the bank, and ultimately transferred title via shortsale to current owner.

I also plan to use the trick where you mount a "decorative" board to the wall studs and then mount a towel rack to that board.

 Owners of thousands of Los Angeles wooden apartment buildings at risk of collapse in a major earthquake will begin receiving retrofit orders as early as February 2016, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

Just tell them you are collecting evidence for the police and do not want to mistakenly blame them if someone else is doing the dumping.Build a wooden trash box to put the cans in and lock it.

It was a little nerve racking for sure but I made 300% + on that first deal.  

What a long and nerve racking day and a half that was.

Then people are coming to you with deals and you don't have to rack your brain on building a good marketing plan.

I am selling my Rental SFH and it needs new Carpet, Interior Paint, and a wooden (or chain-link) Fence .     

It's a little nerve racking, but we know there's no better education than just getting started. 

Hello fellow Biggerpockets members,I hired a painter for a 2 Bedroom condo paint job in Oak Park IL (West suburb of Chicago), He did majority of the work except two rooms  and some touch ups on Windows wooden frames.