On the form with the local county court they have a space for a "Bond for Possession".

I have always wanted to break into the Multi-family/commercial space of real estate investing.

I have always wanted to break into the Multi-family/commercial space of real estate investing.

Downstairs is open commercial space.

Hi Ting,I've had Pest Control companies that layed down a DMZ of sorts outside the buildings.Fire ants, ants, and a lot of other crawlies seem to stay away from the DMZ area--keeping them out of the house.I've had them do it in the pouring rain and on nice days.Maybe they do something like that in your area.If it's a problem, you can scheduled ongoing service for it--where they will come out and re-apply.Or you could pass the info on to the renter--it's less costly then her hiring an attorney (unless she is govt subsidized and gets free attorneys via legal aid).They also do a building inspection inside and out--looking for entry points that need to be "Repaired", but ants get in through the smallest cracks.If you have a slab foundation, they may be under the slab and coming through a crack in it--exterminators can handle that.One or two phone calls will get you a quick price, and being there when it happens to take notes on where the tech says to repair to prevent other insects coming in might be a smart move.I've seen long lines of ants outdoors coming up a metal handrail to an apartment and going into a tiny space at the corner of a window and into the apartment. 

As you get into the dozens of units space, I just use an absolute amount like $30k or $50k. 

Maybe look "NOT" in a neighborhood, but a little more "Rural".More space between neighbors and dogs less apt to care what goes on.Must be some good hunting up there too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?

I like the idea of larger multifamily, but don't YET know anyone in that space and don't have the confidence to move forward.

I don’t think anyone mentioned it here but in NC your DD$ is like your Ante in a poker game, you do NOT get it back!

I have an exisiting cell tower rooftop easement agreement with a wireless cell agent that sub-leases the space to Verizon.