If you spent $1,000 on pest control you paid too much.

For pest control, tenants switched to IPM saving me a couple thousand a year plus potential prop 65 fines in California.

They'll start complaining that there's mold or pests or whatever. 

I provide in "special provisions of my lease" that anything under $100 is tenant responsibility.I also clarify a list of common repair examples that I expect tenant to repair, and a list of common repairs I would rather make myself.Tenant: smoke detector batteries, filters, small plumbing leaks under sinks, clogged drain, loose handles, loose screws, pests (toilet handle is a little odd but I would likely take care of it.)Landlord: Major leaks, sewer smells, roof leaks, water heater, hvac, cracked tile, broken faucets, broken toilets."

Evidence of pests or vermin.6.

The pest control guy said it was literally the worst house he'd ever dealt with.We'd complained to the city for months about the deplorable living conditions, lack of safety, it being a drug house, etc.

More of the termite-infested room.

Favorite community charges monthly rent + "lifestyle fee" $29 + Pet fee $25 + Trash and pest fee $18, then we pay electric, water and wifi.

Any great self-managed property needs a high-quality photographer, handyman, cleaning crew, along with other property vendors as necessary (pool care, lawn care, pest control, etc.)What tools can I use to automate tasks?

Beware of bedbugs getting on your clothes and you transferring them back to your own home- if you wear a haz mat type suit the renters will feel like something is wrong and feel very uncomfortable- but in some heavily infested situations it might be called for.