They make a special primer that encapsulates the smoke.Make sure you are just dealing with smoke and not meth stains on the wall or other drugs.Having to remediate those things can make it a loser.You will need to have the ducts cleaned and service the mechanicals.

If it was built in 1935 and not well maintained then mechanicals come into question.

What would be nice is maybe a mobile friendly browser for tenants that primarily use smart phones and have limited access to a pc.

The title was "Explode Your IRA by Investing in Small Mobile Home Notes".

I'm about to make an offer on a multiple-property deal with seller financing and I have some questions. I assume if the deal gets accepted, I'll need to get a real estate lawyer but in the mean time, I'm thinking of t...

I've never used one and don't know the mechanics especially when it comes to funding the deal with the trust.

We have one in Georgia.If the buyers are secretive sometimes I can look at the recorded deed and it will be stamped with the transfer tax amount.In my state it's 1.00 per 1,000 in sales price.So if stamped 100 dollars was paid you know price was 100,000.That doesn't give me the mechanics of the deal but better than nothing.I think Texas doesn't have one because I didn't see it here:http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/B-0306.pdf

Even so, when we took this house, we bought title insurance and paid for a rider for undisclosed mechanics liens.

I live in Charlotte and have some experience and knowledge of commercial office, mobile home park, and residential real estate.

Remove trees, cleaning up the backyard landscaping with fresh landscaping in the back yard (i.e. adding new mulch, shrubs, and removing trees not wanted by client)5.Add new landscaping around whole house (i.e. adding rocks, removing old shrubs, adding new shrubs/flowers, adding new border trim around landscaping)6.Remove/Install Garage Door including garage door mechanical unit7.Remove Fireplace ducting8.Repair Roof and Soffit from removal of Fireplace ducting9.Install Patio in the back of the house; cement or stone depending on clients preference (10x22 feet)10.Power wash and stain/seal deck11.On the Garage, replace several pieces of rotted siding12.Install new window on Garage13.Paint brick to white on the backside of the house14.Add new light fixture by front door and side door15.Take off house numbers on the top of garage16.Replace/repair trim around garage 17.Paint Trim around garage18.Remove/replace door going into garage19.Cut a part of the tree touching the deck20.Remove/Cap gas Grill in backyard21.Replace/Repair broken fence22.Repair siding/trim around new doors (i.e.