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?  ...

My pregnant wife and I were in the process of purchasing a two family home. This is our first home purchase. We had a professional lead test and it turns out that all the walls have lead paint (which is completely pai...

I am reading all the posts about mold remediation, but can not determine if this is mold. These pics are taken in the basement.

Hello BiggerPockets,Every cold season my bedroom walls located where the windows are get moldy all the time. A few questions maybe some experts can help me with -1. What can i do to prevent mold from building up?2. Sh...

My family recently purchased a house built in 1970 in the Houston, TX area. There has been significant moisture intrusion around windows and thru roof leaks. Mold inside the walls has been removed and the house was tr...

I went to look at a potential flip this afternoon. The house is in great shape other than the fact that the whole house is covered in a layer of mold! At first when I step in, I thought it was just dirty, so the fl...

Hi All,
I have a house to rehab that is 1600 sqft and the occupants were heavy smokers.  Walls look yellow and kitchen and dining room are wood panelling.  I have been reading through the post here about rehabbing a ...

Tenants are moving out in a few days and I would really like to give them a checklist of items to clean and go through before handing the keys over. Would any of you be willing to share one of yours?

Hello group, just bought a property for a rental unit. End row home, LOTS of nicotine, old carpet, old everything.... the unit has lots of gray paneling (covered in nicotine)... thought about cleaning then painting sa...

I’m working on purchasing a duplex which has a 1 bedroom unit that has a noticeable cigarette smoke odor to it. My property manager let me know that in order to convert that to a non-smoking unit I would want to go th...