VINCENT VAN CAULK

Nobody tells you why they aren’t renting. Nobody says the apartment smells like a rugby team slept there, or the fan blades have cat hair on them.

When I go into an empty apartment and it smells — even after being painted — my guys attack the unit with over-the-counter air fresheners.  The spray kind, oil kind, waxy kind. Odor-eaters too.

Odor is a deal killer.

Another deal killer is gray, the color.  Gray around the tub.  Gray caulk.

Also, if the apartment bathroom is not totally white — like a decent hotel suite — the apartment won’t rent.