Every other person that responds is a smoker, has pets, or both.  

He's not my only smoker but as far as I know he's the only one who is violating his lease re the smoking.

I have a few quality contacts in the area and the proper forms/contracts to use for property evaluations, seller negotiations, etc.I am a non-smoker and prefer to interact with the same.

Usually, my process is to respond to their initial inquiries which come in from Zillow or Craiglist with a standard set of screening questions, about a dozen, which are qualifiers that allow me to rule out those with not enough income, smokers, or types of pets.

Great very rural place.. built in 85.. over all good condition, HVAC looks good only one broken window pane.. roof needs work.. needs gutters and new floors and new kitchen counters.. and a couple of closet doors.. oh and popcorn removed and painted.. had been occupied by heavy smokers. 

Only mine is meth and cigarettes smell like money!

The best course of action is to have a specific set of criteria for acceptance: monthly income at least 3x rent, credit score of at least 650 (or whatever number you choose), no smokers, etc.

We are very conservative when it comes to finances and we are trying to step out a little bit.A little recap (maybe with slight variation)Estate sale (with strong cigarette smell)assessor value: 54400ask: 49900initial offer: 30,000 (ultimately 32,000)He said that they already had an offer of 35K.

You're probably right... the lady is a chain smoker and it will be really hard to get her to stop. 

I'm not quite to the point of making gold, rations (and ammo) a major part of my investment strategy.Alcohol and cigarettes are also good trade commodities if the currency becomes worthless.