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Korey Carr New Jersey tenant not living in property
13 August 2020 | 1 reply
I did the inspection and found the apartment to be trashed, cigarette butts everywhere, 100s of containers and packaging from multiple drugs, a bunch of methadone containers with both the tenants name and his girlfriends name on them, gas stove was left on and trash and food is all over the apartment and covering electrical outlets.
Juan Correia Smokers on non-smoke vacation rental
18 August 2020 | 8 replies

We have just finished rehabbing an apartment, electrical wiring, plumbing, paint, furniture, everything new.The FIRST vacation rental (Airbnb) host the we received just left and it smelled tobacco like crazy.We made i...

Jeff Quinlan Industrial Properties as investment
21 August 2020 | 9 replies
They are not newcomers have been at it a long time.The stigma surrounding cigarettes makes those larger tobacco makers want to look into buying up small to medium operators.The right operators are making tons of money in those businesses.
Jim Peckey Requesting help with screening our first tenant!
28 May 2020 | 23 replies
We will be pre-screening future potential tenants via a Google Form, an idea we found here on the forums and have already put into action.The potential tenants are a younger couple, are "very interested" in the unit, applied to our listing on Cozy within an hour of viewing the unit and each purchased the credit & background checks as well.The couple currently live separately from one another and they're now looking for a place together.Brief background on the girl:- Non-smoker- Monthly income meets the 3x rent requirement- Background check looks clean (SSN Trace, Civil, Sex Offender, Global Watchlist, National - all are Clear)- Credit score meets the 620 requirement- Credit report looks okay with the majority of her lines of credit showing as currentBrief background on the guy:- Non-smoker- Currently unemployed due to the coronavirus situation- Background check looks clean (SSN Trace, Civil, Sex Offender, Global Watchlist, National - all are Clear)- Credit score does not meet the 620 requirement- Credit report looks horrible (no lines of credit are current, and plenty are in collections)Our thoughts & concerns at this point, and I'm trying to place weight on those where we should and lessen the weight where we shouldn't:-The girl seems to be friendly & polite, her parent's live nearby, and her credit/background checks indicate that she's relatively financially responsible.
Nicholas Z. Recovering ex-rental owner from Mountain View, CA
8 August 2020 | 7 replies
My CSI after a few bomb blasts like you went through was smokers with too many animals. 
JP Desmet Best way to evict brand-new roommate in house hack situation?
20 August 2020 | 3 replies
The bottom image shows the vape pen/e cigarette that was on the window sill.I texted the tenant, who denied everything and insisted that he never vaped or smoked in the room.
Heather Rodden Tenant busted for selling meth...cleanup?
31 August 2020 | 10 replies
I guess if you just do a normal clean-up on a smoker's or moldy unit, OK, but that's rare.
Luke Witherby Smoker's House Smells Bad
1 September 2020 | 7 replies

Hi, I'm looking at buying my first house. It seems in great conditioner at a fair price, besides the fact that the owners smoked inside for around 15 years. I'm happy to clean and paint, hire a contractor to refinish ...

Marc Estepa Hawaii Landlord using $4000 deposit to fund carpet remodel
2 November 2020 | 76 replies
Outside smoking area must be left clean and free of cigarette butts and trash.
Dan Cook House Hack Rental Model
12 September 2020 | 13 replies
That was something like we are young professionals, into the outdoors, we don't party, not smokers, and mostly new to Denver.