Write language into your lease that will alllow for repainting and carpet cleaning if there is evidence of cigarette smoke in the house.

Interestingly enough, she had 0 respect for the apartment, as there were cigarette burns in the carpets, walls, etc, dirty laundry was everywhere and the place was an all-out wreck.

Hey fellow BP'ers...I've done some rehab work, but never cigarette smoke.I have the potential for a VERY nice short sale deal on a duplex in a decent neighborhood. 

This is also great for cigarette odor damaged homes.

Either way, we turned it in to a flip, and I'm happy we did.Getting Rid of Cigar/Cigarette/Tobacco Smoke:1) Ozone Generator: You absolutely NEED an Ozone Generator.

For example, I had a friend who managed some very slummy properties tell me they had very strict penalties for cigarette smoking.

In the Chicago area $10k will give you a purchase maybe in Robbins, a small, grimey suburb or give you enough to run for the border, rob a cigarette store for 5k more and buy a small sfr in Gary or East Chicago, Indiana.

(I base this on a house that was soaked with dog pee, kid pee & 20 years of cigarette smoke!)

. : )First step is make sure it is cigarette smoke and not some other kind of drug which is more expensive and much harder to remove from the property.If it's just cigarettes the extent of the cleanup will be relative to length of time smoking in the house and the frequency.It is labor intensive and does cost quite a bit of money so figure that into your offer price. 

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