Unless you're in the business of evicting tenants without giving them a reason, then your business shouldn't be effected. 

I was thinking of using these funds for the closing costs instead.

That said, ant baits can be effective, depending on the infestation.

It seems like many of these things could be taken care of by RentRedi for a much lower cost. 

I'd say all the stats are similar from Cincy, Columbus, and Cleveland EXCEPT we are a lower cost of entry by $36k(cincy)-63K(columbus)!

When you have a loan on an RE, you have it leveraged meaning you “own” it without having “paid” the full cost.  

You'll find plenty of support and insights here for leveraging your benefits effectively.

Do you want the seller to pay closing costs?

This is not typical and is costly additional expense on the Texas Gulf Coast. 

So....... with my previous CPA (who has since unexpectedly retired) we did a cost segregation study on an asset that was placed into service in 2021 which broke down the bonus depreciable items into 3 buckets, a 15 year bucket, a 7 year bucket, a 5 year bucket and the rest would be on a 39 year straight line depreciation schedule as it is a short term rental.