Inheriting M2M tenant who smokes - give them the boot?

[Joel Hecker]

I'm debating buying a 3 unit where the existing tenant in the top unit clearly smokes in the unit (cigarette in ash tray in listing photo). Do I ride him out and take the guaranteed money, then mitigate after he leaves? Or do I set a no smoking policy, evict him, mitigate, and hope to find a non-smoking tenant now? I'm out of state, so I can't smell it. 

[Craig Parsons]

If the rent is in the area  of what you wish to receive and otherwise they are a good tenant I would ride him out. Unless you have other plans for the building that makes it more cost beneficial  to get rid of him now.  Personally I would rather keep the tenant and deal with it later  so at the beginning I have less hassles