Chris Pasternak
Dog urine hardwood floors with Pictures - Suggestions requested
Hi all,Couple pictures of hardwood floor sin my rental that I'm turning over now. Floors have been my biggest issue thus far. I have a few options to go through and the last thing I want to do is paint over these. W...
Jasanna Czellar
Cat Pee in the Unfinished Basement
We bought a house a couple months ago where the prior owner had cats. We thought we could get rid of the smell with a good cleaning and we thought wrong. I'm at my wits end and it is affecting me having such a horribl...
Kevin McDonald
New tenant moved in furniture reaks of ciggarette smoke
I just had a new tenant move in, my rental ad and lease agreement states this is a NO SMOKING rental. I went to the property to do a walkthrough with the new tenant (the movers moved everything in late Saturday night...
Cristin Andrews
Getting urine smell out of hardwoods?
Tenant has allowed 4 (non approved) dogs to pee all over hardwoods in house. Tenant is leaving soon and so I am looking for advice on how best to get the smell out of the hardwoods. It is overwhelming smell from the d...
Penny T.
Property Manager sent a bill for 7K + for smoke damage in unit
We've rented from the same property management company since 2006, and were in our last unit for 7 years. Smoking was not prohibited, in fact when we specifically asked if there were smoking/non-smoking units, we wer...
Catherine Ding
Turning over a rental unit with a smoker
Hi BP! I’m a new investor, looking at a potential duplex of 2601 sqft total (3 bed/1 bath each unit). The downstairs tenant has been there for about 10 years and is a smoker. Does anyone have any insights of how much ...
Dan Mackin
My Guide To Cigarette Smoke
Cigarette smoke can be a big problem in a lot of homes. While I'm sure it is not nearly as bad as it used to be, getting rid of the scent can be a massive pain. Recently a client of mine expressed interest in a small ...
Lauren Gomez
Help?! Cat pee Smell!!
We flipped a house into a beautiful rental... rented it in 1 day with 50 inquiries... only problem is I still smell cat pee and tenant moves in next week.
... we pulled up all carpet, painted floors, and re-floored wi...
Jason L.
Inherited a tenant who was allowed to smoke in the "garage".
I recently purchased a duplex and inherited tenant who was allowed to smoke in the “garage” under her previous landlord. After a few visits in her home it’s obvious that she’s smoking in the house. Her lease is up Dec...
Kent Verge
Feral cats galore
After reading some posts on cat smells, I thought I would share some details about the cats in and around my recent Florida house.When we first viewed the house, the urine smell in an addition was oppressive. It was s...