Only actual fire damage is in the kitchen and the rest is smoke damage, I contacted my first hard money lender and because the purchase price was too low they weren't interested.

Do You Change the Locks, Check Smoke Detectors and Make Sure There are Adequate Peep Holes Before Every New Tenant?

I'm thinking this is high, but it is a lot of work and they are providing all of the recessed lighring, materials and that includes adding hardwired smoke and CO detectors throughout the house.

Meanwhile I'm interested in video cameras in the laundry room as we've had some users from the neighborhood sneaking in to smoke.

If you can't stand the smoke... 

His argument is that he specifically looked for a lease that didn't stipulate NO SMOKING so that he could smoke inside his home.

Utilities not onInoperable heat supplyMissing or insufficient weather-strippingLoose or torn carpetMissing or cracked electrical outlet cover platesCracked or peeling paint on wallsCracked or broken window panesMissing refrigerator kick platesEvidence of roof leaks/pipe leaksDirty stoves, ovens or walls and unkempt perimeter surrounding houseInsufficient bath ventilation and inoperable smoke detectorsLeaking faucets or plumbingNo temperature/pressure relief on water heatersYou screen your own tenants, then you submit the paperwork to have a tenant approved by the Housing Authority.  

He also commented that he smoked occasionally outside.

Upper tenant is smoking in the unit, also a slob.Both rents are paid on time, they have no intention of moving.Do you do anything to fix the water issue, considering the tenants don't care?

You have all these folks that don't even know what to do with a lead spending money sending out this stuff ... when if they were smart they would spend that money getting a RE linense and learn the business and become a RE professional than a wanna be investor wholesaler with no money and what ever credit and money they had just went up in smoke sending out letters with no ability to follow up or keep the campaign going there is no doubt you can get business with direct mail but most don't understand its a multi year commitment and many thousands of dollars. if you just blow your wad and your done then you will be broke and done and off to your cube to work for the man LOLPS I don't send out colleague request as I don't know how to do that I only accept them.