Do I know anyone else who has worked with the contractor who I can ask how this subject was treated by them/him? 

The most frequent I hear are:1.

This is what started me on this subject because the few real estate investors I know are paying around $75 to $100 per month. 

I'm interested in doing no money down deals like owner financing and subject to.

They do have pest control companies that I use in one unit where the tenant just complains frequently - townhouse sharing a wall with another owner so I have no control of next-door unit -- so I now pay for quarterly service and as part of it, they come out and re-treat for free  any time tenant has issues between quarterly treatment, so the tenant calls them now, not me.  

I am most certainly NOT a whale in this business with all the answers but if I can be of assistance please contact me anytime.We are doing lease-financing, subject to's, and fix and flip/hold deals with private lenders in our area so if anyone can use some help or advice please speak up. 

However, you will also be remodeling/updating a B unit more frequently than a C unit. 

Just want some insight, opinions, and possibly experiences on this subject.

I paid $99k for the property on a "subject to". 

The cracked band should be replaced and duringrepairs the band should be doubled and bolted or directly supported by the support posts to prevent future failure.Face-nail connects between the band and support posts are subject to failure over time.