I am slowly getting rid of DIY repairs even though I sometimes enjoy them.

If you're fairly handy, you might even consider them to be DIY.

Any do it yourself test kits you recommend?

@Sue K. It’s

@Theresa HarrisGood point.Account ClosedThats an awesome DIY summary.

I am going to have to pay for remediation in a month when he moves out and I'm concerned he will continue to deny in-unit smoking and fight me on security deposit deductions.I found a kit online that tests for nicotine residue.  

And I saw another post in the thread that mentioned bedbugs, of course I dealt with another unit that had them a few weeks ago, and amidst all of that FedeX Ground made a Sunday delivery today of a bunch of my DIY roach supplies I need for several units, including the two mentioned above.

Study the Realtor listings and note down the advantages of the home that the Realtor or agent  is listing - you will see a pattern - Realtors know what sells in that price point and you can glean a lot of helpful information about marketing from being familiar with them.The other thing that I would say is try to get a feel for the materials used in the higher end homes and include at least one of those if you can - feature walls, subway tile, a granite island top if you don't want to kit out the whole kitchen etc.

The Home Renovision DIY Channel on YouTube has some interesting Videos on sound reduction.

@Jim K. It