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Account Closed Bedbugs Bed Bugs - West Valley City Utah - side by side duplex
2 June 2018 | 3 replies

Just had a tenant move into one side of a duplex I manage. After the first night of sleeping on the carpet in the downstairs living room they were bitten by bed bugs that night as reported by the tenant. The prior ten...

Jacob Beard Advice on purchasing home with termites
9 September 2015 | 10 replies

Just found out during a brief inspection a home we put a offer in for has termites. Nice duplex but very disheartening. If me and my wife go through with everything it would be our 1st home. We just aren't sure what t...

Joshua Dorkin Getting rid of ants without harsh chemicals
21 April 2018 | 30 replies

Hey guys -
I've got a small ant problem and want to get rid of them without all the chemicals, sprays, etc. Does anyone have any effective techniques that work to get rid of them?

Dan Marl Can I tent a house to kill termite and not fix the repairs?
17 February 2022 | 20 replies

Hello everyone.I just bought a house and plan to do minor repairs before I will rent it out. The problem is that there are termite damages around the house (the fascia, soffit).I don't have the money now to fix the wo...

Eric Wang Rats in the Attic Problem
9 October 2008 | 9 replies

I have what is know to be "Roof Rats" in the attic. Apparently, they are finding there way in through the cracks of the old wood roof shingle. I have couple of option:

A) Hire a pest control company and takecare of ...

Charles T Grimes Dogs and Rats? As landlords, who pays for sealing a house?
2 March 2022 | 2 replies

This is a question about an issue I'm having with my landlord but also as a prospective landlord. Do dogs attract rats? If a rodent company inspects a house for rats and says the house needs to be sealed and they can'...

Bernardo Colon Should I fumigate for roaches & mice?
27 January 2024 | 7 replies

Question for my flippers out there - do you guys hire an exterminator for your flips if you notice roaches and mice in the kitchen? I’m working on a flip now that’s in the demo phase and the kitchen is demoed to the s...

Tomas Satas Creative ways to trick piggy tenant into keeping the apt. clean
8 May 2022 | 9 replies

What's up everybody!My methods usually work but I have one tenant that thinks his place is clean and that it doesn't smell horrible.What have you done to encourage a tenant to keep his/her place clean without insultin...

Tracey B. Question about extermination requests
9 August 2011 | 5 replies

Mike and others who rent to government people, how do you guys handle requests for exterminating? I have never been asked this before and since I have started renting to government voucher tenants, I have had 2 reques...

Bienes Raices Termites in REO
20 June 2012 | 18 replies

I made an offer on an REO (bank never responded, so we were planning to resubmit) and then the agent discovered an inspection report that shows evidence of termites.

Has anyone here ever just lowered their offer amou...