And then long-term collecting monthly like normal.

Most people make the rent/mortgage payment their #1 priority (over partying, car payments, etc.) because being homeless really sucks.

I don't normally like to talk about what I do to the online world but I stumbled upon this sub-forum and I figured this would be as good a place as any to talk about my plan. 

We did tell him we've noticed a lot of ants but thought it was normal since we AND our children were only sleeping in one of the bedrooms since we moved in.

Is that normal?

Is this because conventional/investment property loans aren’t normally used for flips?

The apart was repainted before we lived in but, I beleive this is a normal wear and tear, I did not break any wall, window or cabinets...

She is currently in there now and when she returns, I am going to approach her about this but I feel I need to be a little more calculated than normal.

Ultimately it may be in your best interest to take care of it and may be required by law depending on the state.Rats don't squeeze in under a door, not a normal door at least, so I would first make sure that all outside cracks, crevices and holes are filled up, especially in a crawl space to prevent anymore from getting in.Then, again it really depends on the state laws, but after my due diligence is done sealing up the up the outside and inside of any places a rat could get in I would think about telling the tenant that they can buy rat traps or whatever they want to use to get rid of what's is inside and I will reimburse them the cost with a recipe, I would only do this if I felt comfortable with local laws otherwise I would just hire a pest control person to take care of it.

I've had renters that wanted 3 car garage and then i had renters that did not want garage at all..