I want to diversify and I feel like the best way to accomplish that is through real estate.

It seems like the tenant is being respectful, following the rules, and is not being a problem so I think that is what you would tell any other tenants who ask, as long as you have seen the card.

Simply safety screening criteria.

Have your agent start to look for properties that will do the 1031 now.See my comments in recent post. 

Quote from @Matthew Steele: The way I read your post, the husband willingly left months ago.

The meters are rented and the monthly fee ($7.50) can be charged to the tenant on their statement. 

And just because title is run the title company is on the hook for it..

Quote from @John Mocker: ChristopherBelow is some info that I posted in the past.

Interview them of course but for the most part they are hard workers that are cheap or free. 

My question is: If the HOA changes the bylaws to ban smoking (which they plan to vote on), and the lease held by the smoking tenant only specifies no smoking "within the unit," is there any legal recourse for the smoking tenant?