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Keeping Pests Out: Rodent-Proofing Your De Beque Rental Home

Home inspector checking the foundation for openings to avoid rodents.
In the middle of extreme weather conditions, unwanted pests such as rodents can become a huge issue for rental homes. Just as soon as the weather gets cold, rodents look warmth and a stable food supply, making homes a fine, attractive shelter. On the other hand, during hot weather, rodents may invade residential areas seeking to finding water, raising the infestation risk. For this reason, with their ever ready and available food and water sources, our homes can be very appealing to rodents including mice, squirrels, rats, and other pests.

Eliminate items attractive to pests

Keeping your rental home free of pests can be rather difficult and challenging, but however, a few basic actions can go a long way in maintaining a rodent-free space. It’s advisable to take a proactive approach to eliminate potential food sources that might bring in these undesirable guests. Properly storing and disposing of food and waste and keeping your living space clean and tidy are crucial ways to prevent infestations.

 

Make sure to hastily remove or securely store pet food, bird seed, grass seed, and fallen fruit from fruit trees in sturdy plastic containers with completely sealed lids to avoid attracting pests such as rodents, insects, and other animals.

Seal entry points around the home

Another important task to keep rodents out is to seal all potential entry points around the home’s foundation, eaves, and soffits. Any gaps or holes should be filled with steel mesh, caulk, or plaster and inspected often to keep the seals intact.

 

Soaking cotton balls with peppermint oil and placing them where small bugs most definitely can enter is a natural remedy that has been reported to work well (this system, at the same time, leaves a fabulous smell too).

 

If you are obligated to provide pest control to your residents (different states do not require owners of single-family homes to provide pest control, so look to your local statutes) and natural processes aren’t keeping the pests out, you may need to make use of traps or hire an exterminator to handle the problem. Doubtlessly, using traps, poisons, or other tactics pose significant risks to residents and their pets unless used selectively and appropriately well.

Maintain regular rodent-proofing

As a property owner, encompassing rodent-proofing to your long list of weatherizing tasks may certainly seem like one heavy responsibility too many. On the other hand, it’s essential to always keep in mind that regular maintenance is key to keeping your property rodent-free. It can be a headache to always keep in mind to check the foundations and eaves of each property and monitor the home for its proper handling of potential pest-attracting food sources, but clearly, it’s a duty that can’t be neglected.

 

You could take care of all these tasks yourself, or you could assign them to Real Property Management Now. Our comprehensive property management programs not only keep rodents out but also always make certain of the overall integrity of your property, keeping your residents glad and your investment free from danger. Contact us online or call us at 970-314-7123 today to discover more regarding our property management services.

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