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Corey Demuth DIY Popcorn Ceiling Removal - Yay or Nay?
27 December 2015 | 21 replies

I am debating removing the popcorn ceiling from a small room by myself. I understand the process involves spraying the popcorn ceiling with a chemical then eventually scraping it off. How feasible is this for someone ...

Account Closed How to remove smell and bugs from unit?
19 January 2016 | 10 replies

One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work.  It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene.  I don't think they ever bother...

Justin Silverio Fire Damaged House
9 August 2018 | 16 replies

I'm going to look at a fire damaged house tomorrow night. I spoke with the homeowner and he said someone from the insurance company took a look at the damage and said the 1st floor would be a complete gut rehab and t...

Kevin Harrison smokers?
29 December 2015 | 81 replies

I have been a part of BP for over a year now and have been a smoker since I was way to young, but my question is when did smokers get such a bad rap?I personally don't smoke inside of even my own home, not even once. ...

Mindy Jensen Can anyone give me meth house advice?
8 May 2019 | 30 replies

A house was recently withdrawn from the market because a potential buyer had a meth inspection that came back with high levels of meth contamination - indicative of a lab rather than just smoking it inside. Public rec...

Janna Afanasjeva Tenant-friendly county: tenant refuses to accept charges to security deposit
22 August 2023 | 11 replies

Husband and I have been renting 1 property for the past 3 years (and learning a lot from the experience). The property is located in Cook County Illinois (Chicago suburbs), and we have issues with the most recent tena...

Andrew S. Removing smoke smell
12 January 2024 | 26 replies

Hey BP! Hopefully everyone else isn't enjoying Labor Day wknd scrubbing nicotine off the walls!I'm working on my first investment property for a house hack. The house was previously smoked in. I'm scrubbing the walls ...

Kenneth Sok Painting and a tenant that smokes
27 July 2015 | 27 replies

I have an inherited tenant from a property I purchased from a tired landlord.The tenant is great: pays on time, takes care of his own maintenance, also agreed to pay higher rents to match market prices, etc. He's a sm...

Ravi Rai Investing in a steam vacuum
12 June 2013 | 20 replies

Hi guys,
Our current tenants have moved out and the new ones will be moving soon. This is a student rental that has carpets throughout and we wanted to steam clean the carpets. I was thinking it would make sense to in...

Cedric Jenkins Is it impossible to overcome a minor mold issue?
30 December 2019 | 33 replies

Hi, BP family. Quick question..We found a property being sold as is for 25k. However there’s a mold issue (not severe). Work needed is 8k.ARV is 63k. I believe I can leverage the fact that there’s mold to lower the as...