Flipping my first house and having a difficult time with the painting.  I am using Sherwin Williams products, and regardless of using SuperPaint or the cheaper options, it is taking 3 coats to cover the walls.  There ...

This house was finished quite a while ago, and I meant to post a topic on this, but I completely forgot until I started going through some old photo's on the SD card.

Background of the House: 14 years old, original ...

Just purchased an investment property built in about 1960.  We've just about finished repainting the interior, but there is a persistent (what I call) "old house" smell.  It's not from a former smoker, and it doesn't ...

I had a quick turnover between tenants this week. The tenants that moved out had two dogs. They have been model tenants, and left the home seemingly very clean. However, I had the carpets professionally cleaned ...

As a lot of real estate investors already know (and newbies may have heard), some tenants are very hard on rental properties. 
One of the biggest challenges is keeping the bathroom as carefree as possible. We all kno...

Cigarette smoke can be a big problem in a lot of homes. While I'm sure it is not nearly as bad as it used to be, getting rid of the scent can be a massive pain. Recently a client of mine expressed interest in a small ...

Greetings BP Community,I'm excited to be a new member of the BP Community.  In the couple weeks  been here, I've found tremendous value and I've been so impressed with how people make every effort to help each other a...

I am rehabbing a house with pet urine stains throughout the upstairs subfloor. I was hoping that all I need to do is cover the plywood with Kiltz and call it a day. Before i do that though I wanted advice on whether...

I've seen a number of posts on BR about houses that have bad aromas from trash, dead animals, etc., but I haven't found the best advice yet on getting rid of cat smells.  Here's the situation:3 BR 1 bath SFR in wester...

I have a client that has a cozy home that they would love to sell the problem is the smell.  The couple smoked for 30 years and have tried everything such as kilz, repainting, cleaning the air ducts, charcoal,  cleani...