Mickey Mouse House
July 21st, 2009 categories: Pricing
Is that a mouse in my house?
Picture this….no humans are home for 3 days and a wild animal has found a way inside…but no way out! Now picture me finding a deceased mouse in the house and nobody around to delegate the ”removal and burial” services.
Apparently Mickey must have gotten in when somebody (certainly not me) left the door from the house to the garage open for too long. Once he (or she) was inside, he did his best to escape…without any success.
This is a first for us- never had any uninvited critters inside (excluding flies) and it was an eye opener.
If you have moved on and vacated the property, a ”hired hand” needs to keep an eye on things.
Most Realtors are good about checking their vacant listings-but cannot be expected to be on site every few days, or to spend an hour checking every nook and cranny for issues. If you moved and left a vacant property you should:
- Professionally winterize plumbing
- Ensure utilities are running for light, AC or heat (this reduces mold, mildew and other temperature related problems)
- Hire somebody to keep errant newspapers, flyers and “stuff” removed
- Grass cutting or snow removal
- Summertime- weeding flower beds and trimming bushes
- Most importantly- hire somebody to thoroughly check the entire property frequently.
Vacant properties often have a mind of their own and need supervision.
Don’t expect a your Realtor or a neighbor to handle all the property management functions for you.
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