On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:36:28 GMT, aemeijers wrote:

wrote:
On Feb 16, 12:22�pm, AZ Nomad wrote:
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as to hardwood floors, they can be easily damaged. would you equip
your rental with a valuable and fragile ming vase?

hardwood is like that, but it can be covered with a variety of things
like sheet vinyl

May as well trash it yourself, then. A couple years under vinyl or w/w
carpet will trash hardwood as quick as cats will. Need better tenants,
is all- ones who understand the concept of Real Wood. They are out
there. May be hard to find, especially if your rental is otherwise too
low on the food chain, but they are out there. I'd never build a house
for rental with hardwood, but if I was buying another rental property,
I'd sure factor that into the comparison between possible houses to buy.
Of course, I'm not likely to ever buy another one, because I'd have to
rent to strangers, and renting to family is enough of a PITA.

Use a strong bleach solution. Pour it on heavy, let it sit for 10
min. Use shop vac to remove it. Problem solved!