I don't think the ozone machine will work totally until you eliminate the main source of the smell.On the kitchen smell, have you cleaned the underside of the range hood, and taken out the fan filter and ran it through the dishwasher?  

Your screening process is your defense mechanism, every step should be designed to eliminate.

As a former property manager of several apartment buildings in NYC, In my opinion & please correct me if I'm wrong guys, you just can't eliminate a variable of the equation & think you're making a well informed decision.  

I don't have a vetting process in place yet; my real estate mentor told me to send applicants to him, and he subscribes to a service that determines whether applicants are qualified or not based on the numbers; I think this is supposed to reduce liability for discrimination, but I don't see how that would eliminate future nightmare tenants like this one.Brian - appreciate the recommendation.

One will never completely eliminate the movement of gravel when plowing, but that method seems to help a lot. 

It makes RE investing very straightforward for me by eliminating much of the traditional work of finding deals and managing rehabs.Message me if you want to chat.

If so and if you can keep the building in that non flood area, you will eliminate the Lending requirement for flood insurance.  

Furthermore, after you move out in 1-2 years and secure a tenant, you can essentially eliminate a property manager expense.

It eliminates many of the issues with BORSA, ROBS and Self-Directed IRA's that I have read about although you are limited to 50% or $50k (whichever is less) on the loan you can take out against it but it can be used for anything including REI without any restrictions.  

I've run it by friends who were the types of renters I hope to attract and they said the same: they instantly eliminate any listings without a washer-dryer.