Don't count chicken until it hatched, in this case I always continue advertising until I get lease signed, rent and security deposit money in my account, doing move in check list, and give them the key, then I can take my sign and deactivate all the ads.

If she is still giving me negative tone through the email then I will move on and continue looking for more great deals. 

I need advise from experienced investors on my options to tap the equity to continue investing and growing.

Continue to document the pest control issue.  

If they wanted to continue month-to-month, I would raise their rent by $50. 

@Pandu Chimata, what role does the charity play, and what role do you play?

@Charity Woods Thank you for that explanation...playing with that idea myself.

If the tenant stays and continues to pay, fine.  

I therefore asked them to let me know WHEN so I could work with the upstairs neighbors - all the complaint emails continue -  they won't give any specifics - just keep telling me generally - "the noise continues".  

The reality is ff we don't close, our capital is tied up, holdings costs continue to increase, and we can't move on to the next property.