When I worked in real estate we had a helluva problem with this, you can do it but it's not a really simple task. Removing the carpets will help quite a bit. Next, hire a crew to come in and vigorously scrub every square inch of the interior of the house to include the exposed subflooring, ceilings, walls, inside closets, light fixtures, etc. You MUST do this before doing any painting or else the brown nicotine stains will bleed through the paint. Then, only then, go through and give it a nice top-to-bottom paint job, using Kilz to start and then your finish coats. BTW, take all the drapes, blinds, curtains outside and burn them. Get new ones. Lastly, put in the new floor coverings.

Don't be scared to take this on. Sounds like quite a bit of work, and it may be, but when you get done you will have a bright fresh home to move into. Plus, don't forget, you should be very adamant in beating the seller down on his price due to the stench and the cost of repairs.

Good luck.

Last edited by jnyork; 04/29/17.
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