Volpone
Zombie Hunter
OK. The post I was going to make: The house I bought doesn't *need* a lot of work to get it ready to rent--Paint and put in flooring.
That's a simplification, but not by much. The problem is that painting and putting in flooring has some prerequisite steps.
A couple smokers lived in this house for over a decade. And accumulated crap. So first I had to de-crapify. Then I had to clean. As I'm cleaning, I regularly have to stop to pull nails, staples, and other things that interfere with cleaning. Also, there are a finite number of hours in a day. The Dog and Cat take up quite a few of them. So do regular chores. And the job. So there are limited hours to clean. And a lot to clean.
And, while I'm making progress on cleaning, it's slow. And the reality is that I will have to clean at least 1 more time before I can paint. And before I can paint, I need to prime with Kilz to block stains and odors. So there's a lot to do. I'm confident I'm on the right track, but there's still a lot to do.
That's a simplification, but not by much. The problem is that painting and putting in flooring has some prerequisite steps.
A couple smokers lived in this house for over a decade. And accumulated crap. So first I had to de-crapify. Then I had to clean. As I'm cleaning, I regularly have to stop to pull nails, staples, and other things that interfere with cleaning. Also, there are a finite number of hours in a day. The Dog and Cat take up quite a few of them. So do regular chores. And the job. So there are limited hours to clean. And a lot to clean.
And, while I'm making progress on cleaning, it's slow. And the reality is that I will have to clean at least 1 more time before I can paint. And before I can paint, I need to prime with Kilz to block stains and odors. So there's a lot to do. I'm confident I'm on the right track, but there's still a lot to do.