I had a similar case with tenants and fleas, the best way to prevent this is a good contract strictly stating that you will do the inspections for pests but they must pay if there needs to be any action taken.As far as your situation goes, has this tenant always paid on time and has no other problems?

Fergus Wilson is a famous Landlord in Britain known for his strict rules that often violated what we call Fair Housing laws.

It's called "Strict Liability" and is the real teeth of the lead paint laws in MA. 

Routine buy through an agency How did you finance this deal?

You might decide it is worth doing, maybe if you cash in a SD IRA, but just be sure you got the reserves...Here is where you need to establish strict trading rules for yourself. 

If you're going the umbrella insurance route, make sure it will cover you for several things including just the routine slip and fall (like mold or earthquake).

We are strictly buy and hold until retirement, so there are no flip profits for us to keep recycling. 

I believe you can even spread these loans out 40 years, but they are paperwork intensive and have strict qualifications.

@Brad HallBanks have strict policies of listing homes on the MLS with an agent.

We are currently spending $10k on city requirements for a sfh in a city that just happens to be incredibly more strict than we could have really known.