If there is ductwork associated with the heating and/cooling systems, that ductwork will retain the smoke smell and will need to be replaced.

The realtor told me one thing people often overlook is getting the windows cleaned well and making sure the place smells clean and fresh.

(i.e. if you end up hiring the wrong restoration company that doesn't do a proper job of eliminating the smell of smoke due to improper sealing.

Either they teach you or you teach them its really that simple.Now on a legal standpoint if you allow one tenant and not others to do this as you buy more properties it can be construed as discrimination because one is hispanic and the other is African American.. now even though you were doing a favor you are wrapped up in legal battle justifying you process.

I bought out the owner and paid off the CFD  but it was a court action.. and getting a deed in Lui at the inception of the loan is totally illegal... and won't stand up to scrutiny even though many do it including HML ers.. if they are challenged they will lose that battle.

Most of it seems fairly straightforward but the agent said the house is overrun with cats and that it smells horrible.

Even though I knew that day would never come I understood that I faced an uphill battle to earn a land lords trust. 

Don't like the car the drive, the clothes they wear, or the smell of cigarette smoke when you show the home?

Anyways, last night my wife and I were sleeping and awoken to the smell of marajuana wafting into our room.

The really successful folks in REI in my opinion, always worry about winning the war vs. the battle.