You would be surprised at how nice old hardwood floors look after a little scraping, washing and a good coat of wax.

I have a couple of duplexes with that problem in that one side is neat and the other side leaves food out, never washes dishes, etc.What I also like to do is get a big bag of (I forget what kind) poison powder that I ring the outside of the unit with like a moat.

Kind of messes up the books when double rent is shown for that month and none when it is applied the last month but it all comes out in the wash!

I also broker Auto-notes for car dealerships and invest in them personally.

There are so many parked cars that the street is clogged with them, and so many kids playing in the street, it's hazardous to try to drive past the propertyPeople are combining households.

Others will say it is better to rent now and build up your cash reserves by investing and exchanging up until you have enough extra cash flow to buy the home, car, boat, or vacation home you want to own.

Water heater and HVAC displaced to locations right next to where the cars would park (i.e. not to code)Previous sales:1) http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1394-Watercrest-Cir-Lawrenceville-GA-30043/14803781_zpid/ Supposedly move-in ready according to description.

That and the man I call my mentor, who started in real estate in 1909 and had a goldmine of knowledge to share but the agents didn't want to listen to his old stories, their mistake, and at a board luncheon when I announced that "Old Henry" had passed away they applauded, and I let them know the reason I'm up here and your down there is I listened to him and it made me rich in money and other ways, you didn't and that is why your sweating the next lease payment on your car.

It's a 4/3, 2,161 square feet, 2 car garage (extra deep), 8,125sf lot.

It's better than Kilz and I wish I had known about it when I did mine. http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/78889-smoker-rehab-keys-to-success-with-tobacco-smoke--before-after-picshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/11/05/getting-rid-tough-odors/I know for pet odors there are some enzyme neutralizers, you may want to get some for the sub floor under the carpet areas help with that.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/74253-cat-pee-in-concreteThe biggest cheap first step is to just literally wash everything down.