I think if you can learn a lot of the tricks of the big ticket trades, plumbing/electric/HVAC aka fixing the common problems, then you can survive a lot of costly service calls.  

Our lawyer is a friend and barters services with us, so that wasn't an issue for us, and my husband refused to give her one cent.

My question is can any tenant deny the pest control service?

Let me know if I can be of service or if you need me to send you some listings with your criteria.

So only thing I see happening is you creating paperwork for the sake of paperwork. also, when you occupy a rental unit, it becomes your primary residence and you no longer can claim normal rental property deductions on the unit for the days in the year the property is not in service as a rental property.

See what real investors have to say.Visit/Tour: Even just asking about coming to see the operation can give you a ton of info on how they actually handle customer service.

she listed on her lease agreement she had one small service dog,  which was OK with me until I went to the house and realized she had two dogs, untrained, so I am sure none are service animals.

From this you would deduct your allowable operating costs (legal, administrative, servicing, etc) and the remainder would be your net income.

We're a high volume, high quality, low price rehab only company that services REI exclusively.

You are essentially stuck until you reach retirement age or separate from service.