Bill Gulley
September 11, 2001 Ten Years Later
I woke up at my cabin at the lake and got my coffee. My wife turned on the TV and called me into the living room telling me what had happened. I stood there watching and at first thought it was a small plane untill th...
Kat W.
Can we talk about refinishing walls? Smooth vs textured...
We bought our first home this past summer and didn't realize how bad of condition the walls are. We knew we had a few issues, but now realize almost every wall in the home needs work to look decent.We had planned to s...
John Arendsen
Car washes
I'd like to get some advice and opinions on what to look for whence purchasing either existing car washes or suitable locations for new car washes.
Account Closed
How to get rid of dead person smell?
I'm working with a landlord whose last tenant killed himself in the unit and was not discovered for two weeks in the middle of summer. The landlord hired ServPro to "clean up" the place but the smell still lingers....
Robert D.
concrete driveway stains
hi gang,
once again i turn to the pros and this great forum. i have a rental property leased out. not to sound nit picky but this property had a near immaculate clean driveway. i told the tenant that it needed to be ...
Luke Babich
HVAC upgrades: should we install Ductwork or a Mini-Split?
New 4-family property.At Arch Buyers, my business partner and I just bought a 4-family property in St. Louis County. The two upstairs units have brand new duct-work. There are furnaces in the attic to provide forced a...
Jessica H.
opinions on IKEA cabinets/counters??
Hi, I have heard from a few people that IKEA cabinets are better then they used to be and actually quite nice. Has anyone known this to be true? I do like the look of them but just wondering about the quality.
Rogers Smith
Spec House Picture Diary
On one of my recent specs I thought it would be fun to document the project with pics. So I will share here the pictures and documents for anyone who may be considering specs, or is simply interested in following the ...
Zachary Schimenz
Are bad neighborhoods really bad if you have a property manager?
I hear the advice pretty often that you want to stay away from D neighborhoods, but if you're hiring a property manager anyway, why does this matter? You won't have to visit the property anyway, so as long as the num...
Silvia Ochoa
Anyone worked on a fire damaged property?
Hi, I have my eye on a fire damaged house going for 75k in an area that comps for 200k. The numbers look good but I have never dealt with a fire house. Walls and structure look good but the entire roof will need to be...