Virtually nothing, including candles, can mask the smell of cigarette smoke inside a house.

You are no longer poor.It's called Bootstrapping it with a 2nd job, (like work boots).I say this because you want to use a tiny amount of money to get some return on it--tiny investment = tiny return = cigarette and beer money for a weekend type money.At the end of two years your focus will produce very little folding green if you do that.I'm just saying there are other options out there that I have seen people do (to get money to start up) that will probably give you more money over 2 years or so.Good Luck!

He or she quite possibly has completely given up.My thoughts exactly...I mean why wouldn't you ask the smoker to move a few feet?

I would send notice to tenants letting them know burning incense, candles, cigarettes, marijuana, e-cigarettes and vaping are all prohibited due to air quality issues and to protect the property from damage.

I mention no smokers, pet policy, every adult must apply ($30 each), combined income of 3x rent, etc.

So I'm buying a house hack and there is a tenant in the other unit who smokes cigarettes.

No pets, no smokers."

The stench of cigarettes everywhere.A long long time ago, when kids were mean to me in school, I'd come home and ask my mommy why they hated me and she told me that it was because I would end up running the factory they worked in.

I was making minimum wage at the time, bringing home $300 a week, smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, drinking 3 coffees a day, spending money on scratch tickets and blowing money on card games.

You can make a rule about smoking within some number of feet from the door -- but if you don't want to be the loitering-cigarette police you'll also need to provide them with a better alternative.