It took 3 coats before the smell was gone.  

I am simply direct, and I do not sugar coat things.

While I am planning on buying in CO at least for now, I'm not sure if CO is where I want to be long term and wonder if I need to consider being closer to family.

Keeping the outside condenser unit clean is also something I prefer to do especially when the coils get coated with dust, cotton wood & sooty mold from old trees. 

- Once again-- does travel count for this category (if it doesnt count for the 500 hr rule in #1)- Does real estate education, meet-ups, analysis of potential deals, networking, count -- White coat investor article says NO, however I took a course on taxes/real estate and they clearly say yes, these activites count.thank you for any insight

For example it says you must apply a fresh coat of paint to the entire property.

Maybe no one would ever know but it is simply a matter of integrity, don't go down the road of "sugar coating" things just to make things easier.   

The thicker, the better.

He sands the new section and old section together, and then either uses clear coat, or, if there are two many stains that still show through, he uses a stain of the appropriate darkness to hide the remaining stains.  

No worries, I rather someone not sugar coat it.