The plaintiff was a software guy who owned the house with a partner...his opening statement was something like, this is such a simple case the attorney told me I should represent myself, cut and dried, etc.

Does anyone have a recommendation for someone to tape and mud a house in Chicago at North and Cicero?  We are ready to go now and our guy just got into some legal trouble so a little stuck...appreciate any help.

The landlord told her she would put a fan in the basement to dry up the carpet and if she needs to replace the carpet for mold she would have to raise the rent.  

You could end up missing out on a great tenant, only to have all the interest suddenly dry up once you raise the rent your asking. 

Attached is a photo the 4 colors our flooring guy generally keeps in stock - I usually use the two colors on the right side of the picture depending on the house.The flooring guy (1 guy and an assistant to run stuff around for him) did the entire place in an afternoon including the leveling (they did that in the morning - then went and installed carpet somewhere while that dried and then returned to do the flooring).In our case, the materials, leveling, and installation ran just over $2250 give or take a little for the downstairs.  

YOu can bill tenant for Nicotine stained walls and after washing with TSP, let walls dry completely and prime with Kilz before painting,, you can charge tenants for the priming sealer also.. but usually not cost of paint.Woodwork, cabinets, window glass,  also holds nicotine and should be washed down,, if it's painted then do the TSP wash, prime and paint,, and GOOD LUCKTo wash ceilings if not popcorn,, I use a sponge mop followed by a another sponge mop with a terry towel..

Like you said, the MLS is quite dry with leads for deals.

There's many issues on the property from mold to water intrusion in basement, rotted wood, possible termite damage.

@Stewart McMillan It sounds like you are doing as much as you can and they are intent on sucking you dry.

The repeated cycles of wetting and drying may at this point have consolidated the soils to a point that further settlement is very minor.