I've also heard of a heat treatment that is said to be the most expensive of all which takes a few visits from the exterminator.

With respect to utilities, each unit has it's own heating, tenants pay for their own gas / electrical and landlord pays for water and trash.I can see from Google / Bing that there have been street level improvements locally in the past 2-4 years (great resource looking at older and current images) in terms of sidewalks, street paving, etc.

He had been dead for 3 days in this house in the TX heat with no AC.

Below are some of the numbers that I have:Rent in $2300 (Two units rented out @ 1250 and 1000) -1600 (monthly mortgage payment) -133.34 (insurance) -133.33 (utilities) -166.67 (water bill) - 138 (heat)---------------------- 128.66 monthly cash flow in I realize that this is my first property and things will probably be a bit tight, but I could use a bit of advice here.

Sometimes I'm guilty of putting this kind of heat out.

Because neighbors have them, I knew the odds were the tenants didn't bring them, so I immediately paid $1,000.00 for a full heat treatment.Four months later, very few are left, but I am still paying $40/month for ongoing service (a technician comes out once a month to spray).

Tenants complaint that some of food are spoiled now, since the heat.

Get out of the heat, buy me lunch and pick my old brain as much as you want.

I'm assuming you're not paying for heat.

The house was completely renovated (central A/C, plumbing, electrical, heat pump, water heater, painting, etc.) earlier this year so I don't expect many issues.