If you have a furnished property then anything with fabric is a problem.(2) Litter management - this is not the fault of the pets, but the pet owners. 

im also worried about bringing someone out and them not being straightforward and fabricating an issue to cash in.

Make a template from cardboard and take that with to a countertop fabricator. 

I work a 9-5 for Duramag Truck bodies, I'm a aluminum fabricator, not the greatest job, but the best so far.

You could lighten the room with fabric choices. 

RoundUp and pre-emergent weed blockers/killers, and landscape fabric under crushed stone or river rock will be your friends for the landscaping work.Trash requires a bit more info.

A note holder that fabricates payment records without an audit trail.....well, that's just fraud.Now I'm guessing that these "Note Brokers" are buying notes without the files which reduces the last holder's liability significantly and the reason for better discount?

Paul has been hearing more and more of his friends talk about the need for a Sacramento ballot initiative aimed at blocking excessive greed from unraveling the fabric of their community."

@Alex Perez  aside from the advice you received already pay attention and get a good fabric on your furniture.

I believe you have to get to know people in your area(make friends, meet real estate agents, or even construction workers can help you out with areas that are getting more and more fabricated).