By the time the Exec. got the property back from the state it was $40k behind in back taxes, rat infested and TOTALLY trashed.

Today was the termite inspection and both houses have some infestation - one has evidence of old and one has evidence of active.

You can learn a ton from the real estate experts on the site.As for your termite contract question, here's my $0.02.The probability of a termite infestation is pretty low, but so is the cost of an annual contract ($250-ish/year).  

Although there was no visible evidence of termite infestation, there was “evidence of previous treatment”.I inquired what the previous treatment was and after a bit of back and forth got the following response:-The evidence seen of that were drill holes from that previous treatment. 

Again, there is no federal law or licensing requirement to attempt to help people in foreclosure.It may be a lake infested with alligators but if you know how to behave around alligators you are fine.

Junky tenants are more responsible for pest infestation, so it's good to clean up your house on a quarterly basis and change pest control frequency as per tenants behaviour.

If it's an infestation get a professional.

There was a bad mouse infestation. 

But prices can vary depending on the mold infestation's severity, the area's size, and the remediation methods.

And it was completely infested with cockroaches and mice.