When you open the paint, it will remind you of old-fashioned paint - thick like pudding.

Their paint is expensive, but it is thick and covers great.

Many many layers showing through.If this was my own home, I would not be that concerned about having a painter scrap off any loose stuff and give it a good thick covering of fresh paint, leaving lead paint in place.Is this a bad idea in a rental?

Depending on the quality of your subsurface I'm not sure the product thickness matters as much as the finish (and abuse).

I've been there and this has been my solution. 1 fix plumbing issue2 spread lime (garden lime) thickly over affected area.3 let nature take its course our Florida sand sucks up moisture and nutrients in no time.

While a 203K loan may make those concerns go away, you'd have to have really thick skin to do a short sale AND a 203K loan at the same time.

It may never happen, but nevertheless, I am determined for now to do what I can to find that one property which will allow me to start my journey into RE investment world.My advise to you is this: have a thick skin.

I suggest 13 mm or even 25 mm thick materials planks.

At some point someone tried to rip out the little bit of copper that was there, but it looked like they gave up with the 2” thick plaster walls.

The shingles are not in good shape so a thick coat of paint is not a very good option.