DeKalb County has decent properties in urban areas that are not drug-infested.  

Found one with an unkempt yard, and papers taped on their garage door about having a mosquito infested pool and that they were being fined by the county for it.So i find out who owns the property by calling the local assessors office.

The tenant moved out this past weekend, turned off all utilities, left some furniture, food in the fridge, and trash throughout the house on top of all the damage listed above and left a roach infestation.  

Make sure the observed termite evidence is the result of an active infestation. 

__________Close up of the above bed....If you are wondering, this is what a bed bug infestation looks like.

Just because the numbers seem like they are good a high crime or drug infested neighborhood could ruin you. 

Known problems, some water damage on a couple ceilings, bed bug infestation in basement and 2nd floor apartment, back yard is a mess, and electrical wiring is old and designed to support 2 apartments not three so there are frequent breaker "tripping" events.  

One or more professional inspectors should look for defects or malfunctions in the building’s structure, such as the roof, plumbing, or foundation, and detect pest infestations or dry rot and similar damage.

The key here is if you are talking mice or rats and how bad the infestation is.That will determine cost and extent of the problem.

It keeps a majority of the bugs (and ant calls) away, and I don't have to worry about an infestation at the end of the lease term.Just my $.02 cents :)