You are effectively the Emperor with no clothes and everyone you deal with and your customers knows it.

Its More interesting then washing clothes. :-)

They need to walk into an apartment that is fully furnished and equipped with all their needs other than a laptop and clothes. 

We as men and women learn from one another.

See the wall that comes out from the right - simply extend it across to the left and put a door in it.It would look normal, visually, and then everyone could use that storage closet under the stairs - perfect place to store winter clothes and stuff, X-mas decorations, etc.A non-load-bearing partition wall with a door in it to the downstairs "bedroom" should be pretty cheap. 

I think most women in the relationship have a big say in where to live and if they aren't pleased with living next to a prison I think it may be hard for you to get it rented, especially once she sees the other boarded up houses and area.Very opinionated answer but I believe it comes down to the demand of renters in that specific area and how it will be in the future.

Keep in mind that the strong odor could just be on his stuff - his clothes, for example.

My only property, about 8 miles away, I rented to 2 women in their mid 40's.

I always embed hardware cloth into the hole for good measure before foaming it.If you catch one in a glue board, you can use vegetable oil to free it once outside without harming it.I've always used the snap traps with PB as @Victor S. suggests, but the most important thing is to find their means of access and block that. 

I have been flipping my old clothes and thrift clothes (really anything I could sell) since I was in high school and have found it to be a very effective way to make money if you play your cards right.