Edmond Dantes
Has Cleveland initiated a new lead based paint certification?
Good evening,I'm an investor out of state, the owner of a single family home in Cleveland.My property manager told me that the city of Cleveland has initiated a new lead based paint certification, moreover this certif...
Rich Kniss
How to get rid of cigarette smoke in SFR?
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...
Neil Emick
Pet Damage - Ammonia Smell
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...
James Denon
Lead paint with inherited tennants
I have a 3 family under contract in massachusetts. The closing date is end of the month. It is a house built in 1914 and I just received a disclosure from the seller indicating that "seller has no knowledge of lead pa...
Steven Maduro
smells from smoke, moisture and grime and possibly even bad hygiene.
I have a duplex and one side has a pretty bad odor.
I washed all the walls and doors with pine sol then did it again and it does smell better but the smell seems to still be lingering.
I at first thought that the sm...
Lou Ruggieri
What Kind of Floor Do I Put In My Basement?
So I have a basement that used to get water issues, and I FINALLY got that taken completely taken care of after two years of trial and error (and money). Now, I can get back on track to finishing the basement as orig...
Jonathan Jaffe
Gas or electric power washer to purchase for use at rentals?
Anyone have experience with power washers for use in sprucing up rehab properties? I am buying my first and looking to do some of my own general cleanup to make it look nice. I'm not sure which type to buy and proba...
Joe P.
Flooring Dilemma/Questions, looking for advice
Hi BP -- so I'm actually asking for my current property which has a basement. Here's the skinny:We just had someone come and rip out all the flooring (carpet/carpet pad)We ripped out the carpet because our cats I thin...
Mats Daniel Skrede
Mold issue after tenant
Hello, We have some mold on the drywall after some tenants moved out. They told us that they had attempted to wash it away, but it came back. We got some mold inspectors to check on it and they told us that it is prob...
Craig Hewitt
Rental: fixer upper or turnkey
BP nation:
Need some advice on a property we're looking at. I'll compare a fixer upper that's on the market (HUD sale) to an example of what I'm finding in our market to be a fairly market priced conventio...