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Stone Teran Getting rid of pet odor
22 March 2016 | 6 replies

A tenant had 2 big dogs and the apartment smells horrible.  We ripped out the carpet and padding and a concrete floor remains.  I've heard Kilz oil-based is used for pet odors but isn't it usually for wooden floors?  ...

Christine Swaidan Cleaning between tenants
6 July 2016 | 3 replies

Should all carpets be professionally cleaned between tenants? Here's the situation. New carpet in December. Tenant moved in January 1 and is now leaving. Clean guy, no pets, color of carpet is designed to not show dir...

Jeff J. getting rid of the smoke smell?
1 February 2014 | 15 replies

I have an apartment that was completely painted and a new carpet put in a year ago. The tenant is moving out and was a HEAVY smoker. I will be washing the carpet but can I get the smell out of the apartment wit...

Gabriel Rubalcaba Little Pink Houses of America
6 November 2019 | 2 replies

Hey guys, brand new to the business. We offer home ownership and make sellers more with lease to own. Any suggestions on finding good leads, not Zillow? I am an affiliate of Little Pink houses of America. First here i...

Kellen M strong cat urine odor
19 September 2013 | 9 replies

Thinking about purchasing a property with cat urine around the refrigerator but the smell travels over other parts of the house. My question: Should I calculate that expense to fix it into my offer price or bid regula...

Jason C. Anybody still use carpet in rentals?
17 February 2017 | 6 replies

Hey there!

I have been using the vinyl plank flooring for the last few rentals we picked up, but I got one now where we are a little lighter on budget and so I was thinking of going with carpet, Home Depot has free i...

Wendy H. Self Managing - Move Out Procedures and Tips
23 February 2024 | 2 replies

Hi all, for the experienced self managing landlords out there, I was wondering if folks can share what you do when a tenant moves out. I'm very familiar with self managing in terms of the tenant screening process, get...

Matthew Louks Still Smells of Urine
19 March 2015 | 13 replies

I bought a fixer upper about 2 months ago. They had cats! And carpet. Well after demoing half the sheet rock,and pulling the carpet, most of the smell was gone. Of course there were stains in the hardwoods. After vine...

George P. Cat urine smell on carpet.
15 October 2020 | 9 replies

Has anyone had success getting cat pee smell out of carpet? It only smells in a small area of the living room. I tried shampooing and it still smells. I'd replace an area of padding and clean more but I'm not sure if ...

Taylor Martel Tenants stained new epoxy garage flooring - can we charge for th?
10 January 2021 | 26 replies

We have a larger rental home in TX that was built 2017. In August 2018, we had epoxy flooring installed in the 3 car garage. In November we vacated the property and had the place professionally cleaned. Property was v...