If you buy a home that is listed as “cash or rehab only”, you’re probably not expecting a pristine inspection report. What you don’t expect, is for your home inspector to back out of the crawl space screaming, after coming face to face with live rats! Beyond the obvious challenge of buying a home that is infested with rodents, there is also the dilemma of the incomplete inspection. What lurks under that house? Is the foundation intact? Have the animals chewed through wiring? How are they even getting in?
Once you have identified an infestation, getting anyone else to go under the house becomes a bit problematic. Contractors and inspectors are loathe to enter a space that is certifiably a hazmat zone. But the home buyer also doesn’t want to move forward with their purchase without understanding what they’re buying. This is when you call New Leaf Pest Control and Crawl Space Restoration.
Not only did they venture under the house to determine the extent of the rodent damage, they also assessed the condition of the structure and gave a comprehensive bid that was thousands of dollars less than what other contractors were guesstimating. My buyer was relieved and grateful, and we were able to salvage the transaction after getting off to a very inauspicious start.
So if you’ve been hearing the pitter patter of fuzzy little feet beneath your floorboards, consider giving New Leaf a call. You’ll be glad you did!
