However, if you're in growth mode and planning on picking up more properties, it's not a bad idea to get into good bookkeeping habits now.

The post abatement report was negative, and from what I understand that PCM test is a general test used to determine habitability, but there are more specific ones out there that are typically done in industrial settings.My question here has to do with liability.  

Premise is deemed safe and habitable by environment consultants and DEP. 

sub too for owner occ is a little safer.Its not the buyer although the buyer should put in a few safety items.. but the risk is extreme to the seller.and unfortunately there are really bad actors that will do this.. rip the rents and never pay on the underlying and they could care less about the seller.. and do it over and over etc.I ran into one of these in Oregon that was really bad he got 3 years in state prison.and i have bailed out more than a handful of folks that meant well but just did not have the means to either pay the note when it was called or bad tenant scenario or the worst of the worst the sandwhich option that was recorded.. this totally buggers up title and in a default the seller is harmed massively.

He actually ended up being a pretty good tenant except for the fact that he had a habit of inviting homeless people in to stay with him.

There is no harm if you issue a 1099.

Build good habits from day one.

The "insurance policy" is that if there is still a suit, and IF they prove flees are causing harm AFTER professional treatment, the pest control gets dragged into the suit for failure to adequately treat.

@Nathan Killebrew If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.