We've used batts in that way to deaden sound from bathrooms and laundry rooms adjacent to living areas with good effect... even R13 would make a difference.Lowes sells sound insulating sheetrock that would help as well.Sound can also travel through the walls, so having insulated wall cavities would make a difference.On the very expensive end of things, consider using foam insulation (icynene, sp)... it'd cost a fortune, but that'd be as good as you're gonna get for sound dampening effect (It'd also make the space such that you could heat it with a birthday candle and cool it with an ice cube, but that's another story entirely.)A thought for further research would be to look this topic up on websites geared for musicians.

In CaliPORNia, The tree-hugging, crystal gripping hippies have entered the building & now they are with the government.

Burning the candle at both ends.

Fake flowers, towels in the bathroom, tissue boxes, soap, hand towels, air fresheners, candles, end tables, lamps.

Bottom line JL is I'll take gay, liberal, statist, obama butt kissing, gronola munching, dope smoking (off the property), hippie money all day long just so long as it's in on time.I love hearing my liberal tenants 2-3 times my age try to tell me how they've got the world figured out.

If multiple people show up at the same time, and they have, it gives them the incentive to fill out the application right there.I have a scented candle burning before they arrive, toilet paper in the bathrooms (good call), and a small plant or floral arrangement on the kitchen counter.

Are you using apple pie scented candles to set the mood?

I have met/known over a thousand Realtors and a few hundred appraisers, on the average, I'd have to say a Realtor does not hold a candle to a state approved fee appraiser in any professional ethical issue as there are many more bad Realtors than Appraisers (there are bad apples in all professions) and the very best BPO performed by one with only education and experience gained as a Realtor(since these are relatively new in the industry) won't come close to the quality of work of a Certified Apprasier.

Well, that would avoid the need for scented candles in your staging.

That ended my ant infesting for good.Moral: these hippy-approved "chemical free" solutions to ant problems are BS for 2 reasons: 1) EVERYTHING is a chemical.