I have just in the past month added a paragraph stating that the tenant must supply and use mouse traps, cockroach poison, foggers or other pest control products that are readily available in grocery stores and DIY supply stores.

In reality, 90% of the time you can probably do as good a job if you go the DIY route on the PM side as long as you invest time to learn how to do it right.

This gets complicated and is not a DIY project.And, depending on the specifics, various other limitations can come into play.

Income Digs has great YouTube videos on how to tailor QBO for real estate investors if you're looking for a DIY approach or some education on it. 

@Ryan RuncheyAside from DIY approach and the outsourcing approach, there is a middle way, and it may be just be the golden path for many newer investors.There are companies that will set up your account, customize it according to your needs, train you on how to maintain your own books, and help with support or troubleshooting when problems arise. 

@Chelsie Hall - I just finished a CSS Decision Diagram flowchart intended to bring together all the various questions when assessing the benefits of a CSS (via a professional or DIY).

Home Depot has kits and so do a bunch of other places.

If it was one mouse I might try the DIY approach. 

We currently run, via arbitrage, an Airbnb, which was also our first DIY renovation project.

DIY Cost Seg had nice functionality for adding any improvements you made to the property by category (HVAC, Electrical, etc.).