We have a batch of properties that we took over with tenants late last year, and a number of those properties came with bugs and are on recurring treatment schedules with Orkin. 

Sad I have come across a share of home owners who are incredibly cocky and/or patronizing in their treatment of tenants but thankfully they've been in the minority by and large.

However -- just because it's an investment property does not mean it's a rental.OP should ask their tax advisor about investment treatment and making a Sec. 266 election.OP should also check state and local statue. 

They are not reporting that the "sky is falling", even though you could argue higher deaths, with vaccinations and advanced medical treatment, is not good.August 1, 2020 to November 2, 2020 there were 81K COVID deathsAugust 1, 2021 to November 2, 2021 there were 136K COVID deathsI am not trying to start a COVID debate.

It’s expensive to maintain and buy the tools needed to build houses and at some point it would make no sense to do that job.let’s just hope a solid treatment solution is found quickly and we can all go back to business as usual before things get too bad.

It's the same treatment I get from my mortgage lender, my insurance company, my cellphone provider, and any other professional business.Treat this like a friendship and you'll eventually find out your renters do not see the relationship the same way.

Only certain things qualify for these treatments and it's things that aren't considered by the IRS to be part of the actual property essentially. 

You might want to see where the water lines are coming from in your unit, make sure that you have sealed around that as well.In my condo association, they determine who is at fault for the treatment of the building by bringing in a third party inspector (pest control) and whoever the pest control determines to have the worst/biggest infestation of (thing) is generally at fault.

I was outraged to see some of the quotes I heard back to do a termite/carpenter ant treatment just on the exterior of a house.

I do underwrite cleaning the gutters and possible pest treatment 1 time a year (but I don't tell them that).