In addition, clearing the land exposes it to winds and removes the roots that hold up adjoining tree; in the winter storms, this could send a massive tree crashing down on my property, potentially destroying the cabin that I've spent the last year rehabbing with my own sweat equity.

The exterior of the duplex needs repainting and both the A/C condensers are completely unleveled on their soft pads from a rising root system from the tree in the backyard. 

@John Thedford hatred and fear are usually rooted in ignorance :). 

Sounds like you have a nice house in a nice neighborhood that will rent well.And to your last point...even the most thorough screening will not root out 100% of problem people but it sure helps.

We had to switch from Buildium because they had a deeply rooted accounting issue in their code.

Brown's assumption of this role is one of the root causes of her statement that it "could not be done in a few hours per week".

Put a 5 gallon bucket with a tiny drilled hole at the bottom edge at each tree and fill the bucket with water twice a week to encourage deep roots.  

Side note: I have sent letters to the husband/wife team and have received response, but you may find that in the beginning they may call because they want to get rid of the property because of the rooted memories that are left and most times children have already left and they are by themselves.

Then, as they settle down, they start families - and they tend to wait until they are more financially stable to do so - and put down roots, they start wanting to own instead of rent (hello long-term exist strategies!).

-------The key will be to determine the root cause of the infestation, to determine your most effective pest management strategy.How clean and tidy does the tenant keep their home?