Hello! I am closing on a house Tuesday that has a significant pet odor issue! There have been about 6 dogs, a bird, and other caged animals living there.  It seems like getting rid of the odor can be a significant iss...

I'm looking for some feedback, especially from my fellow Rochester, NY investors. My tenant left the duplex unit after almost being evicted. My property manager sent a request to their contractor to make the unit read...

We are flipping a hoarder house that had several dogs that never went outside to go to bathroom. We ripped out all the carpet and wood floors, remove some sub floor, treated all areas with oil based Kilz. Utilized an ...

Good afternoon everyone!My tenants just moved out. I will need to remove the carpet and replace it with something durable and cost effective. What is the best alternative flooring that you would recommend? Thanks in a...

I had a tenant for 5.5 years who just moved out, and it is my first time turning over a property. I spent several days repainting (lots of holes, marks, etc), cleaning, steam cleaning the carpet - am not planning ...

Over the years my preference in flooring has changed a lot. I started out with carpet, then moved to refinished hardwoods in older homes, then I started exclusively using Allure Vinyl Planks (glue ones). Now I'm not s...

Hello! I leased out of my house in Georgia through a Property Manager for 1 year. Now that tenants have moved out I am told by PM that tenants kid scribbled on multiple walls and walls need to be repainted. On top of ...

I've been using vacuum cleaner hand-me-downs and I keep breaking them.  I need a vacuum cleaner that will suck up all kinds of gunk including small drywall debris and drywall dust from carpet.  Should I go cheapo beca...

Is anyone doing "wholetail" deals or lipstick rehabs? I have a deal that I locked up for a wholesale deal that could net me about $5-6k (i've done about a dozen of these). After reviewing some of the houses that...

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Smoke odor in an apartment - would appreciate opinions, recommendations, some magic spray or powder you've used, any ideas to eliminate the odor.

(It was tobacco smoke...