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!).

I have purchased multiple properties on streets that were drug infested areas and then turned those entire streets around.

I feel like I would be a bit of a pest, taking up time, asking silly questions, etc. :)

That way when they move in and the first weekend they have to break a window to get back in the Townhome because they left their key inside...or on Sunday night the toilet overflowed and they are screaming on your phone that you need to get out there, right now or they are not paying you the Rent...or there is a cockroach infestation with possums in the attic because your Tenant is a filthy Pig and wants to make you clean up the mess.

Over the years while lookin for this specific property for myself I see the scarcity of it but feel like the need is there for alot of service based businesses (ie: pest control, landscaping, HVAC, contractors, etc)...basically what I like to call businesses with “fleets and crews”.