Smoke and soot react differently in cold weather than warm weather.

Advertise the ad the way you normally would but place and in the ad No Evictions, No Pets, No Smoking of ANY kind, No Drugs, No Felonies.

My roommate agreement specified things like: furnished or unfurnished, maximum occupancy- limiting number of overnight guests as it's bills paid roommate living, if it's co-ed or single sex, no smoking vaping e-cigs or substances on the property, cleaning chores/expectations, no underage drinking, pet rules, what utilities are included up to what limits and what utilities aren't included, etc.Require a security deposit from each roommate, even if small.Get a locking thermostat cover; set utility allowances so people won't take advantage of "all bills paid" rooms and have the daughter/master tenant or whoever is paying the utility bills be the person who sets the utilities.

(a) Security deposits for residential dwelling units shall be permitted only for the following: (1) The tenant's possible nonpayment of rent and costs for water or sewer services provided pursuant to G.S. 62-110(g) and electric service pursuant to G.S. 62-110(h). (2) Damage to the premises, including damage to or destruction of smoke alarms or carbon monoxide alarms.(3) Damages as the result of the nonfulfillment of the rental period, except where the tenant terminated the rental agreement under G.S. 42-45, G.S. 42-45.1, or because the tenant was forced to leave the property because of the landlord's violation of Article 2A of Chapter 42 of the General Statutes or was constructively evicted by the landlord's violation of G.S. 42-42(a).

Look North & it's dark;  Look South & you see lights from South KoreaDubai- Just because.  

Right now we are seeing our best profit margins come from MLS and the on line auction companies that have really high EM deposits really high meaning 5 to 10k  this keeps the hordes from bidding and we get some smoking deals that way. 

I'm wondering about strategies to aquire the property and any advice from those that have rehabbed a property with extensive fire and smoke damage.  

It sounded kinda like another smoke and mirrors show with a so called guru.

Basically they open it in the name of the business but it is still collateralized off of you personally, so normally they don't actually care much about the business so long as you aren't smuggling stuff, smoking stuff, or helping others do the previously mentioned activited.If it would be helpful I'll be more than happy to send you some referral links :) 

Nonetheless he sells a ton of property.The dark side is tempting me.