Chemicals sold as ready to use are a huge rip off.

I re-read mine and the punctuation I included might have made it to harsh.

This type of wood when burning gives off toxic gases and chemicals and is not meant to be thrown in the fireplace just like certain types of trees aren't as well.Try getting the tenants to understand that.It's a miracle by their own ignorance that they haven't done something to kill themselves yet early in life.Common sense escapes them in many cases.

No one is going to look out for your family as dilligently as you are, so if dad is risking his own money as well, I wouldn't judge the deal harshly.

Maybe this sounds harsh on my end, but I only use the guys who depend on me to keep their lights on, keep food on their table, and fund their kids college education funds.Where is your guy's motivation if he has a day job is that is doing all of the above?

But, guess what; YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.Spend the next year doing the following:Build your savingsLearn about REIGet rid of all your debtFigure out where you're going to live, if you can't commit to FIVE YEARS in one spot you have no business buying a house.I know this sounds unduly harsh to a young family trying to establish themselves.

You might want to consider an industrial hygenist.a company called Modec (web addy is deconsolutions dot com) sells cleanup chemicals for meth labs.

Of course, its with highly toxic chemicals but I did this to one house, all tile floor, cabinets, vanities, tubs showers, the whole dang thing it took a week and no normal person could tell anything was paint.

I am open to your harsh comments.

Ummm, I'm not an expert on CO detectors and I hate to dis a firefighter, but CO detectors use an electro-chemical or solid-state sensor that shouldn't be affected by dust, at least not within the realm of my understanding.