I tried a few tricks like plates of boric-acid laced jelly to kill them with no luck. 

Lay out your plates (top and bottom 2x4s, or 2x6s depending on wall thickness) inside your lines.

If the pencil necks Apple can put trillion dollar plant in China, you can invest in vacation rentals. 

LOL, and before Detroit can catch it's breath the autonomous and EV big boy's begin doing deep dives while China is on their knees and Silicon Valley is looking like a bunch of jokers who fell asleep in the sun.

However, my goal was to create a retirement account of paid off properties, which has worked quite well.Your own risk tolerance will determine how much to leave on the plate. 

Would not California have had thousands of pacific rim visitors daily and some carriers previous to China travel ban? 

Last year, the Dominican Republic's economy grew by an astounding 7.3%, well above China's growth rate.

You're essentially using it just like you would ListSource but in a format that is maybe a little more user-friendly and cleaner.It's definitely an amazing tool but you're paying a decent chunk for the convenience and getting some of the work off of your plate.

The most important thing though, you gotta step up to the plate and swing!