A lot of them have rolled their dormant equity into income-producing real estate in other markets.

As a landlord though 1 month is way too long for an issue involving water leakage to sit dormant and I would guess that helped to cause her frustration.

Best method used in our area is HEAT they basically heat up the whole area with a huge piped in blower and heat the units till temp reaches XXX and kills the tricky little blood suckers.Hard to determine as who brings them in they can lay dormant for long periods.

You still need to water during the winter to protect your foundation, even when the grass is dormant.   

This way you are utilizing this equity that is just "dormant" inside your primary home and activating them by acquiring rental properties that MORE money for you.   

She said she thinks they were dormant in the house before she got there, which was over a year ago.

The other problem is that banks will allow these accounts to go dormant.

Accordingly, so long as the adverse claim lies dormant and inactive, the owner of the superior title may allow it to stand indefinitely.

I also missed a small amount of termite damage that was dormant but under Indiana law, if there is no evidence of treatment in the last five years, it must be treated if there is any damage.

One have been approved for a $200 mortgage loan, the other one wants to get into real estate and has acess to family members overseas with hundreds of thousands of dollars in their mattresses (money is dormant).