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Jimmy Hong How to remove previous owner's 20 years of smoking smell?
14 November 2013 | 14 replies

Hello BP Nation,

We have a property in Gilbert, AZ purchase about a year ago. We are looking to sell but there is an ingrained smoking odor from previous owner's 20 years of smoking. Our agent could smell i...

Jimmy Jamz renovating after a smoker
17 January 2017 | 10 replies

Hello All (Hopefully this is the right forum for this discussion!)I recently bought a condo that was owner-occupied for 30 years - and the owner was a big time smoker. The ceilings and walls are disgusting! The smel...

Jason Kim How To Determine If Kitchen Needs New Cabinets Or Just Fix'em
14 May 2011 | 20 replies

Hello all,

When rehabbing the house and sell it to retail market kitchen cabinets can cost some money, but fixing and reusing the old cabinets can save a bunch from what i read. Can alot of cabinets(not the ones tha...

Roshan Taheri Removing tobacco stains from tile
29 July 2021 | 16 replies

This is my first rental property purchase and we are fixing the place up. Prior tenant smoked so bad that there’s tobacco stains on the floors and light switches and walls. We got the walls covered and the light switc...

Paul Sandhu Who does their own carpet shampooing at their STR?
23 August 2019 | 6 replies

A Bissel shampooer from WalMart is what I use.  I quit buying the high priced shampoos and now I just buy Fabuloso and Totally Awesome cleaning solution.  They are both general purpose cleaners.  My main carpet stains...

Ken Nyczaj Scrub walls to remove smoke damage
23 June 2018 | 28 replies

Hey Everyone,Just closed on my first flip in Maryland. The seller smoked heavily in the property, house is 1250 sq ft and is a rancher style. I was thinking we needed to remove carpet, scrub walls, and then prime, but...

Stephen E Drew Renting to Travel Nurses
23 November 2022 | 16 replies

Hello All! I have a 3rd floor unit in my building where I am currently doing a bathroom/kitchen remodel.. full paint and finished floors as well. It is 800sqft 1 br 1ba. If I were to rent this apartment as a mo/mo lea...

Eric Barnett Self Adhesive Tiles?
28 June 2017 | 15 replies

Looking to do a quick job and change floors in a multi, thought about pulling up old linoleum in bathroom and kitchen and wanted to put tiles down but looking for something relatively easy and cost effective.  Any bad...

Mary Ainsworth What to buy for the kitchen furnishings?
8 January 2024 | 9 replies

Hello! I'm about to close on my first MTR and I'm wondering - should I buy everything I'd buy for a STR? Do I need to get them all the small stuff for the kitchen? (colander, ice trays, tea kettle, dish towels, knife ...

Guevara M. Help With Updating (Pics)
23 April 2010 | 11 replies

I want to do some updating in my 1/1 condo before I get ready to sell it. I need to make it look better than any of the other units that are there. Most of them look just like mine. (Old) So what are some of the th...