Some minor fixes on the siding, which I did myself and I had to stain the outer deck.

Also, the refinancing info is great.She seems like a sweet old lady but a lot of the time they are the most stubborn, and well-seasoned.

If the room smells strange or if you see stains or saggy walls or ceilings, have an inspector look for mold and leaks.Finding a good home inspectorLocked Doors and BlockadesAsk about any rooms that are "off limits" during your home tour, and arrange to see them later if you're interested in the house.

I realized I was slowly whittling away at her stubborn W-2 working ways because she was fine with me getting a realtor. 

Her 20-ish year old son made a mess out of it with cigarette marks,holes punched in the drywall, scuffs on the walls, carpet stains, etc. 

You can clear out the smoke stain by washing everything down, including the cabinets and ceilings, and then running a reverse osmosis system.3.

And if they are stubborn and they try to fight it, well, you have a battle royal on your hands.We like to bid notes in that 50-60% of UPB range when there is equity, though that is from equity funds.

We actually own and operate a high-end luxury home cleaning business.We hired professional cleaners upon move-out & also had the carpets professionally cleaned at 6 months living there and again upon move-out and used proper chemicals and a professional power washer to clean any oil stains from the driveway we may have caused with our old work vehicle.Our landlord charged us the following odd, ridiculous charges:$3.33 To empty out the ice from the freezer ice maker $1.08 To screw a lightbulb in the bathroom vanity$30.00 To remove a nice black metal paper towel holder we had put in the kitchen cabinet$6.67 To fill and paint a tiny minuscule hole barely visible to the naked eye in the kitchen pantry door$3.00 For a smoke detector battery$3.33 To remove a small piece of duct tape from a wall switch in the kitchen we had placed there because every time someone flipped the switch accidentally it would turn the dishwasher off.

Instead, with bull-headed stubbornness, I decided to give real estate one more push.

I can always tell when they have beeen there as there are tobacco juice stains all over the carpets.