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Results (163)
Steven Maduro smells from smoke, moisture and grime and possibly even bad hygiene.
18 June 2013 | 9 replies

I have a duplex and one side has a pretty bad odor.

I washed all the walls and doors with pine sol then did it again and it does smell better but the smell seems to still be lingering.

I at first thought that the sm...

Joe P. Flooring Dilemma/Questions, looking for advice
12 October 2017 | 9 replies

Hi BP -- so I'm actually asking for my current property which has a basement. Here's the skinny:We just had someone come and rip out all the flooring (carpet/carpet pad)We ripped out the carpet because our cats I thin...

Douglas Larson 77K return . . . but I wouldn't do it again!
25 July 2015 | 36 replies

Older home with great bones built in 1942 - needed full remodel.Purchase price: 235k - short saleProjected costs and time: 45k and 3-4 months.Actual renovation & carry costs $86k and 8 months of work.Commissions/c...

Justin Dziedzic First property, generally freaking out
19 August 2023 | 19 replies

Ok. I acquired my first property about 5 months ago. Purchased from my aunt who was a heavy smoker so I knew there would be some rehab. I had scrubbed most walls with TSP (not all) and primed with 1 coat of kilz. Te...

Robert Fitzgerald I need advice about a hoarder house
14 April 2017 | 8 replies

I am about to buy a hoarder house and need some advice. It's about as nasty as they come, I couldn't go in the house without a respirator.

Does anyone know how to get the smell of cat urine and feces out of a house?...

Joshua Vallario Whats that smell?? HELP!
23 October 2015 | 4 replies

A tenant just moved out and when I did the final walkthrough, there was a pet odor, but nothing too crazy.  I had my painter come in and paint (he is a personal friend) and I went in the next morning and the entire ho...

Sean Wilkinson I have a great little airbnb.... Only thing is :-(
15 August 2022 | 13 replies

It smells like smoke....
It was previously an apartment with animals and and a smoker. We did a pretty major rehab on the place pulling up all flooring, doing an a.chemical wash on the wall. Tried doing a kills prime...

John Walker Rental Property Tenant Issue...I need advice ASAP
18 May 2016 | 6 replies

I had a tenant move out a month before her lease ended. I agreed to it, if I was able to find a new tenant that can take over the property with no lapse in rent. I hired a property management company to merely take ...

Kelly B just being yelled at by tenant for a bunch of drain flies that cannot be killed
25 February 2014 | 35 replies

I am a landlord of a single family house in New Jersey. For the last two months, I've been battling some drain flies in this property. I called several pest control companies and they basically told me upfront that th...

Naoko Potts Clogged kitchen sink
25 November 2021 | 27 replies

My tenant texted me to let me know that he is experiencing kitchen sink being clogged.I’m not familiar with the pluming work but I would like to give a try. He lives there 6 months and he told Drano didn’t work.Did yo...