Its totally moot since most water mains are PVC, which is the worst of the bunch in terms of leaching chemicals.

You are looking at wiping down all surfaces, including walls and ceilings, with chemicals, running an air purifier or ionizer, replacing all carpeting, and that still may not take care of it.Hopefully their security deposit was a big one and you can get them out of there soon.

Tenantagrees to mow, water, and keep the grass, lawn, flowers and shrubbery thereonin good order and condition, applying fertilizers and weed retardant as needed.b.    

GO CELEBRATE EMOTIONS WHEN YOU SCORE THE BIG PROFIT AT THE END OF SALE OR REFI AT THE BAR etc etc lol.The bank will go lower, they always will go lower.Banks are down right retarded about money when it comes to an REO - they make bad choices financially from our perspective looking in, but that is what creates opportunity for people like us.A good deal......... depends on the ARV and trends in that area (comps) I don't know any markets in Illinois but nationally in compact areas if you can still get it bought 25-30% below the comps then that seems to be good.

There are many commercial chemicals that can help, such as CLR.  

In addition to being from a farming family, I am also working on a PhD in chemistry, so I know a little something about the science behind this, and it is one of the most inexpensive chemicals produced today and costs very little to purchase.

While you can always come up with deviations to the past-performance-analytics ("What if the company's CFO runs away with all the money", "EPA fines for chemical dumping" etc on par with "Sinkhole" or "Need a new roof" ).  

I just got into my career as a chemical dependency counselor.

I owe that to you guys and "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing" book.My wife and I are both process engineers (chemical engineers), so our finances are okay.

All the usual chemical treatments tried were useless.I have no idea what they put down there but it was the consistency of bunker C oil.The basement was finished in the area under the sink & tearing the old pipes out from below would have caused way too much damage/cost.Finally I cleaned it out with a small $99 power washer I got from Home Depot to do other things.