Also connected with a good handyman and a good pest control company.

Thus, for all 'negative terms' there must be 'positive terms' that outweigh the negative.Buyers, and sometimes sellers, often fail to recognize this point to their own detriment.Terms to consider:Property ‘as-is’ or with inspections and associated repair allowances-Termite and pest inspection-Radon inspection-General conditions and repairsPeriod of time until closeMortgage contingency or cashInsurance contingencyWho pays closing costs-Deed preparation-Recording Fees-Realtor and/or attorney fees-Title insurance-Taxes (current and past)-Liens and utility bills outstandingEarnest MoneyContract Price(there may be a few I am neglecting as I did this from the top of my head)Therefore, if ‘contract price’ is low, which is assumed to be the case in this thread, it holds negative weight.

There are "critter control" companies who do this as well as national pest/rodent control companies. 

We've priced our week long stay to be competitive with both the university (who let's dorm rooms during the summer months) and local hotels - a week with us is cheaper than 2-3 days in any downtown hotel.Having recently gone through the inconvenience and expense ($5K) of a beg bug infestation in one of our student houses, that remains one of our biggest concerns w/r to short-term stays.

Landlords must post a notice announcing they will be using pesticides in or near adjacent units at least 24hours before they do, unless applied by a licensed pest control operator?

I suggest stay away from these crime infested neighborhoods at least until Atlanta starts to care enough to get that element out of the area.

Furnace, water heater, appliances, roof, floors, updating the kitchen and bathroom every 20 years.On top of that I have water bill, trash, lawn, rental license, etc.I've only had my duplex for 4 months and already I have replaced a fridge, a dryer, spent $20 on pest control, I had a small electrical issue, a backed up sewer line, put in screens on the basement windows, replumbed a leaky shower faucet, and the AC doesn't hardly work, so that is going to be another $100 minimum.

I hired some people to clean the place out since i didn't want to touch it and ran pest control around the whole property to ensure the infestation didn't spread to other units as we fumigate, bomb and soak everything down.

Expenses can range from normal maintenance, crazy new ADA requirements, changes in elevator/fire safety requirements, pest control, indoor pool expenses etc.  

Aside from cosmetic stuff like a new coat of paint, the place had an illegal garage that had to be torn down, a backyard infested with ivy (90% coverage, no joke), a potholed driveway, it needed a new furnace, and once my tenants moved in they learned the hard way that the main pipe to the septic tank was cracked and had to be replaced (ouch!).