I have a rental property that the stairs to 2nd floor is carpet, not it becomes dirty, I would like to replace it. Can anyone recommend whether I should go with vinyl flooring or hardwood flooring on stairs? This is not a high end house, it's about 40 years old, so I'm thinking vinyl flooring...

One of my rental properties had Sewer backup 2 months ago. Unfortunately our insurance doesn't have water backup coverage. It was not a big damage, just some water was on the carpet in the basement, a small area. But the main problem is the smell. We tried to so many ways to get rid of the...