He agreed, but I also made him pay an additional $300 deposit and explained to him if there are any traces of smoke inside when he moves out, I will take the $300 and whatever I need from the main security deposit to repaint and re-carpet the place.

Some believe touch up paint means you walk around the house, touching up spots, but that never works as it does not blend in with the rest of the wall, so the entire wall has to be repainted.  

Units were repainted, new kitchens, new bathrooms, new central AC in both (they already had central heat) and new washer/dryer in one of them (other one already had it).

I'm hoping it will mostly air out, but I have a feeling I'm going to be repainting the apartment for the second time in less than a year.

Purchase price: $135,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Sale price: $293,000 Living flip working full time job-full kitchen remodel-replaced all plumbing-new duct work with insulation-relocate and redesign fireplace-full 1st bath remodel-add 2nd full luxury bath (double shower, bidet, radiant heat)-convert sun room to 4th bedroom with radiant heat flooring-replaced all windows-upscale woodwork inside-repaint whole house inside and outside First 4 years forced equity and another 4 years market bring us another surprise with icing on the cake (market going up) Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

A couple recommendations:You can't "repaint" a tile tub surround.

In that case, once the eviction was complete, we stripped the damaged carpets, had the hardwood floors refinished, changed the blinds, changed the light fixtures and added ceiling fans, and had the unit repainted by a professional.

We are going to need to repaint at the very least and potentially do some foundation work.

The property was rent ready, another investor wanted to repaint as he didn't like the color scheme.3.

Do you need to repaint the entire unit?