Smells of cooking or smoking are likely to do so as well.Having said all of the above, the flats I'm familiar with have rented reasonably well at market rents.

So transferring properties with existing mortgages into an LLC without selling them to the LLC is a common strategy for most real estate investors seeking to protect personal assets and possibly enjoy certain tax benefits.

@Kashyap ShahWhat are you protecting against that insurance won’t cover you?

Currently Stelnick Law is working on my case and it's going really well. :) 

So, besides now protecting the floor if this tenant wants to keep using it because these free standing bags can move around, they also are noisy and can cause vibration.

I would recommend listing it on paperstac as well and see what people will offer. some important questions will be is it perfomring?

I would definitely recommend screening tenants as a standard practice for your own protection, regardless of whether the insurer requires it.

And we will raise rent over time as well.

He also has a hauling trailer in the front of the street and has construction material stored in the garage as well. 

I'm local to Houston as well and develop small multifamily for long term holds.