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19 January 2014 | 2 replies
I repainted several rooms as it had been years since they were painted and needed spruced up.
28 February 2014 | 6 replies
And has finished a complete repaint of a 3br apartment in 1 day for me with a crew (I had 2 days vacancy on the turn).
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30 May 2014 | 31 replies
Exterior needs repainted, but other than that pretty solid.
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31 January 2014 | 3 replies
I tried selling the house without repainting the interior, and I lost out on that shortcut.
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1 February 2014 | 15 replies
I will be washing the carpet but can I get the smell out of the apartment without completely repainting the apartment again?
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3 February 2014 | 31 replies
The 1984 tenant was there about 12 years before I repainted.
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16 July 2008 | 24 replies
We had to repaint the entire apartment and finally the odors diminished.
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3 February 2009 | 18 replies
I put $4,000 in it (mostly garbage removal) and repainted it, new furnace and new carpet.
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17 February 2009 | 11 replies
Now this rarely happens but I have closed about 7 in my lifetime when I could not find the right buyer, however I was able to sell each one of these within 2 months at a higher profit (I cleaned them up and repainted them).
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11 January 2017 | 6 replies
If you bought enough paint to completely repaint the interior the same color, then it would be reasonable to take a Schedule E repair deduction for half the cost of paint and brushes.Supplies are usually consumable items.