Short of demo to the studs, is there any cost effective ways to eliminate the odor?

Spray them thoroughly with Awesome Orange cleaner/degreaser (this is an amazing, low-odor cleaner you can buy at Dollar Tree).

Traffic, parking, noise and odors.

HD also sells these odor eliminating rocks that come in a little pouch.

The inherent conflict and potential for someone to come back and call foul..

These areas must be respected and maintained in a clean, orderly fashion - included but not limited to trash, debris, odor, unattended possessions, music or noise etc - by penalty of $100 fee per incident.

mold is a serious issue, and we have cold winters and warm summers up here, i was in a home recently that stenched of mold.There are different kinds of mold, and that is an issue in and of itself, personally I don't want to deal with any mold odors at all.I would much rather list or purchase a property which is owned by a homeowner/investor than one that has been forclosed, that's where I'm at with forclosed properties right now, yet that could change as my knowledge increases.

Just wait for a borrower to cry foul.

Couple returns from trip to discover their fully paid house has been mistakenly foreclosed

Mel and Harriet (last names withheld) from Coconut Creek, Florida returned home after a trip up to New York and saw s...

I hit a fair share of home runs but also a fair share of strike outs and foul balls.