No stain, No oils, No fumes.

I would have given the deal to the listing broker, but Vt is not a dual agency state and at the time, I was a Californian so I needed a broker to look at the property, handle paperwork and give me guidance as I was unfamiliar with Vt real estate practices.I've bought several properties that took 5-9 months to make deals with stubborn sellers Government agencies or banks in order to get them to accept my offers.

Originally we planned to stain but it would have looked bad so we painted it the same color as the cabinets.

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.

You will always be a sad, broken, wreck of a man, no matter how well you learn to pretend and how loudly you protest otherwise.It will happen to the point that you will know in your bones that you are a habitual failure, that no matter what you do, you will never be good enough to erase the stain of the shame of what you've been through.

Has anyone ever broken through on stubborn sellers? 

Paint or Stain Grade?)

If your rental sits for more than a month, it's because you haven't been listening to the market.In the fight between landlord stubbornness and the marketplace, the marketplace always wins!

As this tenant has also been late with the rent twice before (but straightened up after fines and warnings) that the next time she would get a notice to vacate, not to mention she has been a princess for the past year AND has put a hole in the wall and stained the carpet, I'm tempted to invite her for a dose of reality elsewhere.

My gut reaction is fix it, but get more labor bids and stain the concrete in that room instead of replacing the floor..