The tenant has access to backyard (not in lease but offered as a freebie) it's in decent shape with not trees or plants whatsoever but my neighbor's back yard is lush green and some of his plants creep into the backyard.There will be occasional uninvited guests such as Centepedes and Beatles when the tenant opens his door.Now they are asking me to call in for an exterminator,the previous tenant never once mentioned it to me.Its not an infestation so I think it doesn't require me to call for an exterminator,it's not an infestation per se.How do I handle this demanding tenant?

the agent I was working with would occasionally share a blog post on his facebook page.

Since the topic in next link comes up occasionally, time to add it to this list:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/41/topics/70371-leaving-old-owner-on-as-tenant-after-foreclosure

But honestly, besides the occasional light bulb replacment, smoke detector battery replacement, HVAC filter replacement, your monthly repairs isn't all that much. 

And then occasionally you get a big expense like a water heater goes out or furnace.  

I like long term rentals, and the occasional rehab.  

Hey everyone, A problem that I run into occasionally when searching for investment loans is the tenant/owner occupied ratio in condos. 

Plus occasionally they adjust the flood plain maps (if they change the hydrology downstream perhaps) and houses that were in an "floods sometimes" area will now be in a "floods a lot" area and then nobody will insure you. 

I also flip houses, but that is more on an occasional basis.

Absolutely. (1) saved a huge amount of money from not having to pay another broker to list my flip properties; (2) I can do property management for my rentals using my brokerage (3) gives me access to hard data to analyze potential investments (4) easy to make side income (commissions) by occasionally listing another investor's property.