I have an average Dunn Edwards paint, but I don't think you want that. lol.On site prices = outta sight prices!

By that I mean, is it carpeted or hard wood floors?

Their are a few other affiliated sights you may be able to get a discount as well or search for promo codes.

As a newbie your most valuable asset is education and experience, as Mike Wood said, start investigating the issue (gaining education and experience) start figuring things out as best you can (free) then start doing it yourself (not free but still inexpensive) then call in the pros if at each step you aren't solving the problem, each step gains you education and experience and the increasing costs are your education.Like Mike Wood said, start with the other unit seeing if you are duplicating the problem, if you are it's likely the main line to the sewer, if you're not duplicating the problem it's somewhere in your unit.

Originally posted by @Mike Wood:@Joey Arata For most of my units, they rent for less than $1000/month, so 3X gross is the absolute min.

Are you saying that you are buying a house sight unseen?

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Especially if you aren't using higher quality materials like granite, hard wood floors, high-e windows, top end appliances and new trending fixtures.

Right now we own a single family home that has been rented out very successfully (knock on wood) for the past 18 months, and we are currently evaluating several more properties in a neighboring town.

I considered wood lots.