Great grit and work ethic, and if I can tell from your verbiage, D.

I just bought the property and for sure have to do termite treatment.

When faced with what feels like an ethical issue in real estate, always err on the side of full disclosure to all parties.

And the underlining assumption is tax treatment differences will make big difference.I own rental properties and invested in syndication and to me, it's comparing apples to oranges.As Tony mentioned, you typically get a large passive loss in MF syndication the first year which offsets your distributions for many years (no tax). with direct ownership, you get to write off all the things OP listed above, so you typically end up with very small or no tax liability (at least in my experience). 

Should I deduct from security deposit for cockroach treatments?

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Incentivation of the agent to accept your offer is against the Realtor Code of Ethics (the agent being incentized, that is).What sort of "pocket listings" are you looking for?

Would that have the same treatment as the primary home? 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.