Hello All,How do you all handle flat screen TV's wanting to be hung on the wall?

So if the second kitchen has the sink backing onto a wall that has plumbing on the other side (eg another kitchen or bathroom) or it can be run from the basement up. 

The walls on the second floor show white chalking and also some sort of drip marks.

Spray the area with bleach, then remove the dry wall. 

(water is your worst enemy outside of vacancy)A: "funny you ask, as you can see the wall is patched but not finished or painted from a leak that happened upstairs, it's been that way for... 6-7 months."

So we want to make an offer on a house in our target area but it has brown stained walls and popcorn ceiling and a sting odor of smoke.

Even in the best scenario you would have spent $1,500-$2,000 to update the smoke detectors and C02 testers, cleaned the carpet, re-glaze the bathtub, update any leaks and light paint and wall repairs.  

They likely have plaster walls, nothing conforming to current code of course, but not illegal either, and rough basements.

That is the best thing about buying homes in the right areas.Right now, you are just throwing things at the wall for an answer, but your answer is in your income.

I've found that targeting single family cosmetic renovations (anything in front of walls) makes things as simple and smooth as possible.