I'm sure that's just inexperience and illiteracy in REI leading me to that conclusion and I'm sure there's great deals around me, I'm just not sure how to look for them or go about that - I know I know, "build a network, dial for deals" etc, yeah I can do all that but my gut feeling is that the market is pretty cooked here rn where in other places there's room to grow still.

The pests are likely caused by something the tenant is doing (not storing food properly, keeping the place clean, etc). 

Is there a way to pass along the cost to tenants who have chronic problems with causing smoke by burning their food etc.?

I manage my own property in Virginia, and my tenant asked me to replace the oven because it's burning food.

If the plumbing and fixtures are what they should be, I've found that 100% recycled TP such as Seventh Generation or Whole Foods brand flushes much more easily than the regular brands.

Thanks for sharing this, it's definitely given me some good food for though.

All speculative, but food for thought. 

If you can't cook food in it, it's not a "unit."

People are turning to their credit cards to buy food.

My last food for thought is if you decide the risk is worth taking, always get the inspection done.