This apartment was occupied by smokers for 16 years. I I bought an apartment last year that had smokers for 30 years straight and it still didn't look this bad. Nasty!This is my favorite. It looks like an actual confe...

Hello everyone...I need some help deciding the best design for a house I am rehabbing and selling after 2 years. The main living area is a small open kitchen/living room. The design needs to be cost conscious but stil...

I recently purchased a condo that was previously owned by a cigarette smoker.  I've repainted the entire condo and replaced all the carpet with laminate flooring.  But for some reason or another, there is still a ling...

My tenant just shared the pictures with my PM about a crack on the wall which has increased over the past four days. My PM in turn has forwarded me the pictures and asking me what action would I prefer them to take. A...

An investor friend of mine is purchasing a SFR. The tenants had done a lot of smoking to the point of staining the walls. Will replacing carpet & pad, and all new paint take care of it, or are other measures in or...

Hi All,

I am considering flipping a house that has extensive pet damage. Dogs and cats urinated all over the carpets and the house now has a very strong ammonia smell. I've never dealt with this issue. Is it as simp...

I spent many years as an industrial/architectural paint sales rep. I feel like I could answer and have probably dealt with most issues you encounter so please feel free to shoot me a message if I can ever help you out! 

I've seen several threads on BP where whether or not caulking in the base of a toilet is a good idea has been discussed. Seems the general concensus is to NOT caulk them. I vehemently disagree!

The main reason given...

Hey BP! Hopefully everyone else isn't enjoying Labor Day wknd scrubbing nicotine off the walls!I'm working on my first investment property for a house hack. The house was previously smoked in. I'm scrubbing the walls ...

I need some advise on how to fix our paint sheen problem. We are building new construction and the paint sheen is not even. We spayed on one coat of primer and 2 coats of eggshell paint, back rolling the whole thing a...