I know many like to stay away from that but I’m partnering with my dad who has rented out mobile homes for 20ish years so I’m comfortable with that going in.

Ultimately it may be in your best interest to take care of it and may be required by law depending on the state.Rats don't squeeze in under a door, not a normal door at least, so I would first make sure that all outside cracks, crevices and holes are filled up, especially in a crawl space to prevent anymore from getting in.Then, again it really depends on the state laws, but after my due diligence is done sealing up the up the outside and inside of any places a rat could get in I would think about telling the tenant that they can buy rat traps or whatever they want to use to get rid of what's is inside and I will reimburse them the cost with a recipe, I would only do this if I felt comfortable with local laws otherwise I would just hire a pest control person to take care of it.

I'm not interested in engaging in a discussion on whether you should or should not choose Cleveland as a place to invest in due to the obvious conflict of interest as well as the fact that convincing people to invest in the market I operate in is not really a big profit producing activity. 

The area I’m buying in is woodinville, wa where th median single family home goes for 550k..

I'm reading all of this (only about half way through) and there is nearly a dozen major violations the company I used to work for are involved in.

Its use is grandfathered in.

I am new to multifamily and I'm glad to see so many knowledgeable people on this thread chiming in.

@Xavier Williams I was once in the same boat you are in.

I know this city well and that is one of the areas that I just would not buy in.

Now the trick is to find a good area for you to invest in.