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   From: one-if-by-land@concord.com   
      
   "Pat"> wrote   
   >I finally closed on the rental property I picked up at auction.   
   > Closed by mail and the attorney told me that no one had any idea about   
   > any key so suggested that I "just get in the house".  It took about 30   
   > seconds and a shoulder to get in -- and no damage to the door.   
   >   
   > The house is in much better condition than I expected.  No repairs   
   > necessary except for some tiles and the floor in the kitchen.  For   
   > some reason, the tiles are coming off of one wall.  I think I'll take   
   > all of the tile down and use waincoating or something on that wall.   
      
   Whats your intended use, rental?   
      
   > The downstairs is wallpaper that's pretty dingy.  I think I'll paint   
   > it.  I just got a new airless sprayer.  Anyone have any comments on   
   > that?   
      
   I'm sorta shopping, which one (brand and model number?) did you get?   
   I already have several sprayers so I might just go ahead and get a good   
   compressor.   
   (my other one was stolen)   
      
      
   > Rugs are over the hardwood.  I think I'll leave it.   
      
   The rugs?   
   Pitch em, biohazards.   
   Sand and refinish the floors with minwax poly, I just did that on our   
   upstairs hallway, gunstock walnut.   
   It wails.   
      
      
   >   
   > In the kitchen, the vinyl is damaged (cut and stapled back) but   
   > there's no damage visible from the bottom.  I'm giong to rip it up and   
   > trying to decide if I want to put in one-piece or lay down self-stick   
   > tiles (12x12).   
      
   One piece.   
   The peel and sticks are okay for low traffic areas.   
   High traffic will make the corners peel.   
   Then you'll yank em all and put down one piece.   
      
      
   >   
   > Might re-stretch one piece of carpet but that's no big deal.   
      
   Yank it, biohazard.   
   If you stretch it it will tear.   
      
   > The only real issue is the junk left behind.  Looks like about a pick-   
   > up truck load of junk, another load and a half for a huge garage sale,   
   > and a half load of reyclable metals.   
      
   Any good stuff in there, maybe you can throw it at ebay?   
      
   My tomorrow the house will be   
   > completely empty and I can get started with things.   
   >   
   > Ahhh.  What an adventure.   
      
   Nah, this is the fun part.   
   Just wait til you get some renters in there.   
   Then the real fun begins.  =D   
      
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