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Tom Maurer Easiest way to clean a textured ceiling coated form years of smoking with TSP?
26 August 2023 | 12 replies
Allow it to dry, touch up any spots that need it and repaint with ceiling paint.The TSP option will wind up pulling your ceiling off anyway so I have not used TSP on ceilings - walls yes or ceilings that are drywall or plaster but not texture.
Amanda Harding A not-so great deal that turned out pretty good
11 May 2021 | 7 replies
Lost of paint, ripped up old carpet and found gorgeous hardwood floors underneath, landscaping, repainted the front door and shutters, repainted the front fence, built a window box.
Account Closed Quickest turnaround to replace carpet, refresh paint, deep clean?
21 July 2020 | 6 replies
I've got a move out date of July 17th for current tenant, new tenant signed lease to move in on 21st.What is the quickest turnaround time you've completed to replace carpeting (in my case I'm assuming 1,500 sq ft across 3 floors), refresh painting in house (assuming half of house needs repainted walls) and deep clean a place.
Mike Kroupa Curb appeal suggestions needed
3 September 2023 | 8 replies
In the front: kill the weeds on the driveway/curb, repaint the garage door, buy a product to remove the oil stains in the driveway, make a small mulch bed around the tree and plant flowers around the tree, plant some flowers, a bush or some sort of plant where the snow shovels are, to the right of the front door plant some bushes and flowers (using edging stone to separate the mulch and grass could look good), and repaint the front door and the trim to something more modern (yet won't clash) that will help the place pop despite the older look of the brick. 
Nick Michaels Our First Investment / Mistake / Lessons Learned
26 February 2019 | 21 replies
We didn't intend to do any kind of value add, but we ended up replacing the roof, replacing two windows, replacing a fridge, residing an addition, repainting and reflooring (replacing old carpet with Allure) one of the units.
Chibuzor Alumba Investment Gone Wrong - What Next?
4 May 2019 | 1 reply
Here is What NOT to do:- Do not spend all of your savings fixing up the okay kitchen when you have not fixed the pipes, replaced the destroyed carpet, and taken out the wet wood panels all because (we are doing renovations anyway)- And do not run around aimlessly How we handled it:- We did spend most of our savings fixing the kitchen and now have to do most of the work ourselves to get the actual issues in the house fixed (Fix critical issues before aesthetics Always)- Fix the frozen pipes: Done- Fix all taps, shower heads, and fixtures destroyed during the flood: Done- Take our the destroyed carpet in the basement: Done- Repaint all rooms, baseboards, and door trims: DoneIn summary, when faced with an issue:1.
Tom Albares Our Second STR Property Journey
17 August 2022 | 1 reply
The only original thing from the condo that remains are the kitchen counters which were repainted
Grant Baker Fresh paint for fresh tenant?
1 September 2023 | 10 replies
But I wouldn't anticipate repainting the entire unit every time. 
Ali Ahmed How much to spend in renovations if rent would go up by $200?
29 August 2023 | 9 replies
Our objective has been to make each unit much more presentable primarily by completely repainting and replacing flooring as required-usually a combination of carpet and VPL.
Jimmy Hong How to remove previous owner's 20 years of smoking smell?
14 November 2013 | 14 replies
She also stated we will need to repaint with some kind of coating, and that still isn't a guarantee the smell will be gone.