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Cat pee leaves massive damage

Jean Moreau
Posted Sep 23 2020, 21:41

I really don't know what to do in this situation, and I need some help. This is my first property, and I use a property management company.

This building is an old (1920ish) 6 unit multifamily. It's C class probably. I paid 165k.

We had one tenant in a second floor 3 br (smallest 3 br imaginable) 750 a month. This tenant had a government voucher, kind of like section 8. Anyway apparently there were some mental issues and this person ended up having 30+ cats in the apartment.

To get the cat pee out I got a quote for 10k to rip out the floors and what not, and if the smell lingers, possibly 7k more. And of course insurance is covering nothing.

So I'm thinking, if I spend 17k on rehabs, how many years is it going to take to make that back? Especially considering the high vacancy rate for this place. Is it even worth it to fix? Should I leave that unit condemned forever? The other 5 units are okay and the smell hasn't gotten to the other units, I'm told.

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