Can I legally ask the second floor tenant to stop burning incense, candles, etc.

Unit 2 5yrs. pays 800 with one person living there and smells like candles were used to cover marijuana scent.

Let's light this candle!!!

We've used batts in that way to deaden sound from bathrooms and laundry rooms adjacent to living areas with good effect... even R13 would make a difference.Lowes sells sound insulating sheetrock that would help as well.Sound can also travel through the walls, so having insulated wall cavities would make a difference.On the very expensive end of things, consider using foam insulation (icynene, sp)... it'd cost a fortune, but that'd be as good as you're gonna get for sound dampening effect (It'd also make the space such that you could heat it with a birthday candle and cool it with an ice cube, but that's another story entirely.)A thought for further research would be to look this topic up on websites geared for musicians.

You can try putting a few hand-made signs out that say "handyman special $xx,xxx cash" with your phone number.

Burning the candle at both ends.

Fake flowers, towels in the bathroom, tissue boxes, soap, hand towels, air fresheners, candles, end tables, lamps.

If multiple people show up at the same time, and they have, it gives them the incentive to fill out the application right there.I have a scented candle burning before they arrive, toilet paper in the bathrooms (good call), and a small plant or floral arrangement on the kitchen counter.

Are you using apple pie scented candles to set the mood?

I have met/known over a thousand Realtors and a few hundred appraisers, on the average, I'd have to say a Realtor does not hold a candle to a state approved fee appraiser in any professional ethical issue as there are many more bad Realtors than Appraisers (there are bad apples in all professions) and the very best BPO performed by one with only education and experience gained as a Realtor(since these are relatively new in the industry) won't come close to the quality of work of a Certified Apprasier.