After my wife and I got married, we bought a small piece of property and fixed up the house.
We lived in that small house for 5 years and then we decided to buy a bigger house.
We were going to sell the first house, but we decided to use the property as a rental income. After all, the place was nearly paid off since we got a great deal on the property. At first, it was very difficult to find qualified renters for the property. Once my wife and I began to use a realtor service, we didn’t have any problem with our tenants. The last set of tenants had a lease that was over in June. When the tenants moved out of the property, my wife and I had to perform an exhaustive cleaning. The tenants left the place looking like trash and there was a terrible odor in the whole place. While my wife and I were cleaning the house, we heard some strange sounds coming from the ductwork above the kitchen. I decided to get in the attic to see if I could hear more strange sounds. It didn’t take long for me to recognize the sound of mice in the ductwork. I called an HVAC contractor as soon as possible and I made an appointment for the guy to check on the ductwork. We had to close the rental property for 3 months while we dealt with the infestation of mice in our ductwork. It was a huge issue, but we finally have the place back on the market.