@Wesley A SandersonHere are some basic things you’ll probably want to do prior to showing the unit to prospective tenants:1) deep clean of entire place2) make sure smoke alarms are installed3) paint walls4) fix anything that is broken5) clean up outside and make it look amazingThe better your property looks/shows then the higher the rent price you will get.

Hi, i have noticed almost all 2 family zoned houses have an extra unit that is above ground and is in a perfect livable condition with windows, proper living space, smoke alarms, etc.

i'm interested in purchasing something like this.Most of the time the city will red tag the house after a fire, even if it’s mostly just smoke damage, because it’s unsafe to live in, that’s obviously not a tear down.

CN197019 : install and maintain approved smoke detectors (13-196-100 thru 13-196-160) Front interior stairway-missing smoke detector.Center interior stairway-smoke detector out of service.

No smoking inside...edibles are okay. 

The home disclousre said the owner only smoked outside on the back patio, and we did see a small metal bucket outside by a chair at back the corner of the house that was full of cigarette butts and empty cigarette packs (like dedicted trash bin for cigaretts that was only emptied when full).

Is the smoke damage already done, and I'll just deal with it when she moves out? 

The home was a wreck when we bought it, smoke yellowed walls, dog hair and feces (yep) on the floor, and loads and loads of junk left behind.

Here are my rough numbers: ~100 responded via email (many had not read the ad well enough to note they did not qualify for some reason such as no pets and/or no smoking and were instantly eliminated), ~15 came to one or both open houses but about 5-10 of the 100 were still interested and indicated they wanted to see the unit), we got 2 applications of which one perspective tenant pulled their application after we started processing it (so they forfeit their application fees).

Mostly don’t text/drink/smoke/do-stupid-things while driving.