I would imagine the extra service life would justify the cost increase over carpet.  

Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, but especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

For holding costs, you'll have to include debt service if you're not sure about the financing side.

Ultimately he agreed to pay for the credit check and background search and I approved his application despite his borderline credit score and marginal reference from his current landlord.

So once the three years for the original loan is up the bank will assess the property and from there will finance your new loan hopefully at a lower interest rate if your application goes through.

I believe you can also use a loan servicing company to handle payments/taxes/insurance and everything is kept track of. 

From reading the text on the website I was under the assumption that I could appraise and get rid of my PMI based on the market value of my home and I was told by my servicer otherwise - that for a triplex I would need 65% LTV.

I can't help you on the commercial side, but the mortgage broker I use at Key Mortgage Services can do residential loans in your LLC's name while qualifying you based on your personal attributes (credit, employment, DTI...etc). 

But there is a box checked under that and states Landlord shall not provide pest control services to premises and is the responisiblity of tenant to keep it pest free.

She may have lied on her application but I don't think that's important.Tenant put money down in September and has already moved stuff in but is not living there.