Man, that's tough. I once moved a guy who said he owned all the furniture, but the tags were still on. Now I check bills of sale for big items to avoid that mess.

How amazing is it when you discover something like that right under your nose? Honestly, I pulled down a drop ceiling in my dining room and found these gorgeous, rough-sawn beams that had been painted over like ten times. Ngl, spending a week with a heat gun and scraper to reveal the original wood was exhausting, but now the room has so much more soul. It really does feel like you're rescuing a piece of history instead of just renovating.

Tbh, what if @taylor.reese's confidence comes from trusting those random picks? Maybe the page flip test is meant to be chaotic, not controlled.