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15 March 2017 | 32 replies
One time a tenant painted the first floor sunflower yellow without my permission and took me to small claims court when I deducted $800 to repaint it.
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7 January 2020 | 19 replies
I used a laminate countertop in the marble design & repainted the old cabinets white and added new handles ....used a groutable vinyl tile floor (cheap) and put in stainless appliances and new kitchen faucet.
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5 July 2017 | 12 replies
Biggest thing is quality of the area and future projected cash flow being affected by poor or gloss over rehabs (paint,carpet,etc.)Just like an old car it is dirt cheap to repaint that thing and make it shine with the tires but what is under the body and hood is what counts.The guts of a house is critical to long term success.
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28 May 2018 | 35 replies
It will haunt you until you repaint the whole place.
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24 September 2017 | 4 replies
I came back, I do not know if he is using the dehumidifier but the mold was gone, I did send in Maintenance man to repaint around top of shower.
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11 October 2017 | 22 replies
So if that's not possible, at a bare minimum, repaint the whole place ASAP with paint that contains a mildewcide additive.Good luck, MacKenzie.
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13 December 2017 | 4 replies
Tenant will be charged for all damages to the Property caused by smoke, including cleaning fees, carpet cleaning, and re-painting if reasonably necessary to remediate smoke odor."
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11 November 2016 | 10 replies
Thicker drywall (5/8s instead of 3/8)Stain resistant paint or at least easy to clean up paint (this may vary cause in most causes tenants put so much holes and dents in walls, the turnover for rentals usually require repainting anyways)Easy to clean back splash (less grout = less stuck dirt, so consider the size material)Countertop type (granite and marble stains and require to be polished and resealed eventually; quartz is stronger and stain resistant, but cost twice as much)For appliances, I suggest going to local appliance stores not big box stores.
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7 March 2022 | 9 replies
keywords=diatomaceous+earth+for+fleas&qid=1645568190&sr=8-53) Cat urine on walls, wash it off with 50% water 50% vinegar that might work.If it's really bad when you repaint (TRY) priming with killz then repaint over it.
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4 January 2018 | 2 replies
(Ie- either repainting or covering with quarter inch Sheetrock?)