There’s also some natural remedies with things like lavender or peppermint oil.

@Dustin Lavender It’s a lender call....the less money the buyer has of their own into it, the riskier the loan.

Right now the biggest growth markets for agribusiness are in central California (Think Paso Robles-Santa Barbara) as it has a very specific mediterranean climate which is great for vineyards, lavender (which is going to be huge in the next 10 years), olive trees (has taken off and out paces new vineyards right now almost 2-1) and, in very specific areas- saffron.

Hi @Ryan Lavender,Welcome to BiggerPockets and great to have you here!

Landscaping- Add drought tolerate plants such as Lavender, Bougainvilleas, grass bushes, etc. 

Originally posted by @Jason Lavender:@Jonathan R. love it!!

Making a water solution of Dr Bronner’s Peppermint soap in a spray bottle and doing a treatment 1-2 times a week, especially near any food/water sources will send them running for good within a month.

Rental agreements usually state "broom clean finish", not "glossy shine finish with a scent of lavender".

@Jason Lavender @Shane H.

I like @Jason Lavender idea, if you absolutely can’t recoup your initial investment and don’t want to pay the taxes or maintain it etc, stop paying and let the city take it back.