Buying A Property From a Smoker

[Eric Johnson]

Greetings BP members,

Has anyone purchased a property from a smoker?  If so, how labor intensive is it to remove the smell and nicotine from the house (i.e. walls, air ducts etc), that is, assuming it's possible?

Eric

[Joel Owens]

Depends on what they are smoking............ : )

First step is make sure it is cigarette smoke and not some other kind of drug which is more expensive and much harder to remove from the property.

If it's just cigarettes the extent of the cleanup will be relative to length of time smoking in the house and the frequency.

It is labor intensive and does cost quite a bit of money so figure that into your offer price.