Unless a guest smokes regularly or heavily, our ventilation and air filtration is such that our cleaners have not yet alerted us to undeniable smoking, etc.Would love to hear what others use and their experiences with Minut as well (since in part, I went with Minut based on what I read here about the other alternative- NoiseAware).

Well besides the hard costs (construction, materials) and soft costs (permitting, architecture, fees, engineering) people often forget holding costs. 

If they can't, well it might be time to switch Realtors.

@Anastasia Jordan can I get a copy of the letter as well?

That and the main charm of this place is the magnificent old casings, which would be hard to salvage in a gut.I've been trying for months to connect with a "drywall only" contractor, I've heard that those guys can really do it well, fast and cheap, as opposed to every contractor who kinda gets it done eventually.

Can someone point me to the correct forum subcategory to post these to as well?

I know this will definitely increase my knowledge of the business. 

I have found that shock collars do not work, but these inexpensive anti-barking devices work pretty well.

Now the big banks hire trained robots with zero authority of real knowledge.

Would love to network with fellow MA investors if you're going as well!