You may miss a perfect opportunity that comes along in the other vein.

(dirt, spiders, bugs, etc)

In a similar vein, I am looking to househack a SFH in the sacramento area but am having trouble seeing how much rent would be in the areas I'm looking.

Their quality of life has increased tenfold due to your generous donation.Blessed are the spider eaters, for theirs is the kingdom of Arachne. 

I-20 is merely a vein to the main artery of I-85 and more importantly, I-75.

My statement was just being general to all the new investor that hear through the grape vein that those markets are easy because of entry cost and find out the hard way because they end up selling there asset to folks like me for pennies on the dollar because they want out. 

But she's been a nightmare in just about every other way by being overly needy on dozens of things that weren't real issues including spiders, mold claims (in her dirty bathtub), to heat complaints (no heat, they turned the furnace off to save money)...and on and on.Reflecting back on the problems with her tenancy, I can only blame myself as I missed a giant RED FLAG when screening her as she mentioned that she was a bit OCD during the walk thru and said that she had to have things 'just so'.I now believe that line to mean "I'm bats#t crazy, so get used to being my servant". 

Ants, spiders, and other pests are their responsibility.  

I speak with many BP'ers over the phone and that encourages me to continue in this vein.

Better to bleed slowly and preserve your options than to throw in the towel and open up a vein and bleed out all at once.