My tenant who spent the last 12 years occupying my rental finally moved out along with her 2 small dogs. Well I knew the floor was going to be bad after the horrible urine smell that was left in the unit. Removing the...

So here’s what I found, an event hall building for sale. It has plenty of off street parking. Basically it’s about 2500 sq ft rectangle building with a kitchen and his and her restrooms in the middle and 2 large open ...

What’s the best type of Kilz primer (or other primer) to use on a bedroom’s walls and ceiling to permanently eliminate or cover up a smoky cigarette smell from someone who smoked in a bedroom?I know some of the smell ...

Hi all - thanks in advance for your input. I'm coming to the end of my first flip and am on to punch-list items. I'm wondering what expectations I should have for the condition of the house when the contractor is fini...

I was at Lowes yesterday picking up a "mop" with my wife and we then wondered over to the flooring section. Wow so many options to choose from. This inevitable led me to thinking about Rehabbing my first house (when t...

Hi!My wife and I are renting out our single family, 3 bed/2.5 bath ($2200/month) home in St Louis, MO in a historic neighborhood (Benton Park) as we move to a new home that we are rehabbing while living in. We are acc...

My newly purchase house has a Cigarette smoke from the previous owner. Ozone treatment and duct cleaning is done, it helped but still smoke is there. Next step is I am moving to get house paint with Zinsser or Kilz pr...

BP,Thoughts on what to put down for flooring.  Just closed on 6 duplexes this past Friday.  Each  of the 12 units rent for about $800 on avg.  There are 2 vacant ones that should rent very quickly.  The previous manag...

I have looked at several homes lately that are at a pretty good discount, but for good reason...they are laden with cigarette smoke. Several of these have been on the market a very long time, and I believe could be bo...

Hey everyone!  I'll be starting my next rehab this month, and have been considering my flooring options.  I am curious to know your thoughts in regard to Allure Vinyl vs Lowe's Versions vs Laminate flooring.  I've fou...