I have a rental that is out of the area. We had to evict some non-paying tenants sometime back and the property manager told me that they had more dogs and cats that I feel comfortable mentioning in an open forum. We ...

I bought a fixer upper about 2 months ago. They had cats! And carpet. Well after demoing half the sheet rock,and pulling the carpet, most of the smell was gone. Of course there were stains in the hardwoods. After vine...

My wife and I are considering buying a home that was occupied by the same owner for over 50 years. The house smells like urine and after asking around, I've determined that it wasn't a pet but the elderly former owner...

Good evening all, it’s my first time to Bigger Pockets forum. After 2 books and many Podcasts, I bought my first flip property. Shortly after clearing the hoarders things, we found animals(raccoons most likely) were l...

We just purchased a 3/2/2 where the owner had two very dirty dogs staying in one of the bedrooms. We didn't see any evidence of them going to the bathroom on the carpet but their "dirty dog" smells were all over the c...

I have a 5 unit apartment building complete with a separate laundry room, utility room and individualize large storage rooms on site for each tenant.  I am having a problem with the main drain backing up frequently ev...

We just bought a brrrr house in an auction and it has a cat pee smell that we can not rid. We have taken up carpet, sprayed enzymes on floor and just painted the floor with killz. We are running out of options. Any re...

What is reasonable wear and tear?  I have a 2 year old buy and hold.  I painted the entire interior and had new carpet put in.  The tenant was there for 2 years.   They patched the wall holes and left the white spackl...

I have a tennant that is scheduled to move out at the end of September. They have been in the house for 16 months and part of their rent has been a $50 monthly charge for 2 pets ($25 each). When they move out, I wil...

Hi, we are buying a home that smells like dog pee.  The hardwood floors are stained in every room (3 bedrooms, living room, dining room).  My plan is to put new pergo in the living room/dining room and carpet the bedr...