Mike H.
Pest Control under who's responsibility? Landlord or Tenants'?
Dear BP Family, Here comes another encounter of LL/Tenant question for the experienced Landlords out there. I've received a request to provide professional pest control service from tenant to help eliminate pest iss...
Jonathan Small
Case Study: Cockroaches to Cash Flow
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $72,000
Cash invested: $107,600
Case Study: Cockroaches to Cash Flow
Property Acquisition
I found this property thr...
Matt Liu
Does Diotemacous Earth actually work for Bedbugs?
Has anyone had success treating a unit with diotemacous earth for bedbugs? I thought I did a very good job of lining the entire apartment with light DE powder just like I was supposed to but the critters came back ...
Zee Ayezain
Excessive requests for pest control
Hi BiggerPockets,
i have a tenant that moved in over the summer and have exaggerated and complained about insects (millipedes). We have sent pest control 4 times already and they now request a spraying every 2 weeks....
Mitchell Benson
Bed bugs??
Hello everyone,
I got a quick question for you those of you out there who may have dealt with a bug infestation roach or bedbug problem in the past...
My question is who should pay for pest control me or the renter?
Patrick Sturgulewski
(Chicago) Neighbor will not clean infested unit in condominium
Hello, I currently own one unit in a self-managed condo. The condo is managed by an association, and I have the opportunity to take the function of a president. The issue lies with the previous president (who I shall ...
Jacob Beard
Termites are common in most homes true or false
Read an article by zillow link posted at the bottom which basically says termites are in every home and very common wondering how true or false these testimonies arehttp://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Should-we-Buy-a...
Scott MacDonald
Roach infestation on new purchase
I have bought some pretty nasty places as part of my BRRRR strategy but I just closed on a duplex that has possibly the worst roach infestation I have came across. The thing that blows my mind a family with 4 children...
James Conaway
General Practice for pest control in apartments
I have a 4plex in Phoenix, AZ that a tenant is complaining of cockroaches. What is the general best practice/policy for dealing with pest control like cockroaches in a shared building like a 4 plex?Does the Landlord p...
Jeremy Lamb
Roach Infestation.....What do I do?
I have a 6-unit building in which I have some fairly decent roach problems. I have had problems for about the last 2 years and they don't seem to get any better. I'm on my 3rd pest control company that does monthly...