We will not allow animals or smoking, which will limit our tenants but also mitigate associated risks. 

Also if it is just paint and a little cosmetic stuff unless you got a smoking deal you may not have enough equity to refinance out into a favorable long term conventional loan.  

My husband just went down in our tenants basement to replace the smoke detector and discovered water marks from a very obvious recent flooded basement.

Toyota, Honda, or some old piece that you could trade Grass Cutting for the summer and a Carton of smokes for, at some point or another may need a jump.

I have a code enforcement inspection each year and the biggest issue is usually smoke detectors and any other safety violations.

And two of the units don't have carbon monoxide or smoke detectors.

What types of routine or emergency maintenance will it need (water leaks / exterminator / smoke & CO2 detector maintenance / air filters / gutters / outside maintenance / paint / flooring / refresh between tenants, etc.).

@Timothy SkolrudId use Smoke bombs and if that didn’t get him out I’d send in a couple of angry Rottweilers

Then I ask things like why are you leaving your current apartment, how much were you paying, how long are you looking to stay, if they have any pets, do they smoke. 

What in the world are you smoking?