After drywall is installed, what do you do to prep your walls for painting? It seems to me that paint doesn't go on as evenly as it once did. I'm not sure if it's the drwyall has been reformulated, the paper, or the p...

I rented my house to a retired military vet, who claimed he knew what clean meant. When I got the keys to the house back, I had to enter with vesperator masks, as the smell was so bad. The entire house was covered in ...

I just bought a SFR rental with some visible mold in the basement.  A "mold remediation company" quoted me $4,500 to handle the situation.  However, my contractor said he has a guy that can take care of it for a fract...

Hey I am new here so I hope this is the right place for this. Anyways I am a student who is renting a house with 4 other roommates on individual leases. We soon noticed that mold would grow along the windows, didn...

Hey everyone,Once again I find myself in a situation where I think I am being ripped off and could do a certain job much more cheaply on my own.    As I might have mentioned before, I recently acquired a multi-unit re...

We are looking for any information and advice in renovating a log home in Connecticut.  We have experience with 2 family stick built but log home improvements are new to us.  Thank you in advance!

This is my first rental property purchase and we are fixing the place up. Prior tenant smoked so bad that there’s tobacco stains on the floors and light switches and walls. We got the walls covered and the light switc...

My father is a life long carpenter and he has a large problem with the photo i have attached. i was wondering if anyone could give me input on the situation. Is this an easy fix or is this something that could get pri...

Looking at a house with a tub having the condition below. This is going to be for a rental property. Sorry the picture is not that great but the mold on the sides look really bad. The tub is also badly stained. Is thi...

Hey guys, I've decided on using luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout my rental unit I'm about to start renovating, and trying to decide if I should just continue it through into the bathrooms as well seeing as it's ...