That is probably more than I will pay in the future, but there was a lot of natural wood that had decades of cigarette tar accumulated on it which required more time to clean up.

In my most recent sale the contractor used combo smoke/CO detectors.

His quote wasn't the lowest but he had good references and didn't reek of cigarette smoke.

Nothing smells more "LOW RENT" than pot smoke or stale cigarette smoke in hallways.Nothing looks worse than cigarette butts all over a property on the grounds.No smoking addendum is great if you can do it .

In your case, you have a problem with the utility structure (not broken out separately), a problem with the administrative structure (tenants who agreed to pay utilities but don't, and a former owner that paid for them), and a problem with the unit structure (smoked-in apartments, torn up carpeting, etc).You need to decide what's best for your long-term investment here.

If you don't allow smoking, make that clear on the form.

Bravo-- yes there's far too much smoke and mirrors flying about.

The second reason is that it incentivizes the wholesaler to lock down a smoking deal on the purchase price.

I have four lots on Dale Mabry just before Interbay with a 3/1 House that I can do the same type of rental deal with these roofers and they will save $100 a week for their beer and cigarettes.

Most of the retail buyers are turned off, because that house over there comes with shiny backslash behind the kitchen sink and doesn't smell like 50 years of cigarettes.