Better hope there's no home inspection. A good one finds potential rat evidence pretty damn quick. And I'd hate to have that negotiation.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

You could have done what my fellow farming coworkers would do when we were shelling a corn crib. Grab one by the tail with your hands or a pair of pliers and whip it around like a helicopter for a while before you bashed its head in against the wall for a few spins.

Good times.

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You know me like that.

I think country rats are different than city rats. You don't mess with a city rat. I looked at one once in the alley and he stared me down, so I kept going!

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Funny thing is that when I was dealing with a lot of foreclosures, the main place you'd see rats were actually some of the higher value neighborhoods in the city. But then again the raccoons and possums got them.

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As a kid I remember seeing superrats get hit by cars, spin and keep running. Times were tougher I guess.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

There was one we had out here, lived under one of the creep feeders we use to store ground feed for pen animals. It had very little fur, no fear and no tail.. I don’t like rats but that one.. was frightening. I’ve killed dozens with shovels, sledge hammers, mauls.. whatever was at hand. Hockey stick would be a new one.

After the exterminator takes a run through, hire a good Polish cleaning lady to get that place ready for show and you should be all good.

Also, hire your own inspector and get a pre-inspection done.

Costs about $300, and you head off a lot of problems.

You might even provide that report and get them to forego doing their own.

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I like thinking big. . . If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
-Donald J. Trump, BPE

definitely the biggest pussy on this board.

I'm going to make your wife fall in love with me if we ever meet. She is going to want to invite my wife and I to your local supper club every Friday night, and she is going to forever be comparing you to me. Buckle-up, Fred!

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I like thinking big. . . If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
-Donald J. Trump, BPE

That's a great, cynically inspired approach

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I was being sincere!

I have had clients perform the inspection, fix the items on the report, and provide both the report and the receipts for the fixes on a kitchen table for perusal at the time of showing.

A lot of the times, the cheapskate buyer will jump at the chance to save the $300.

I'm always cool with spending hundreds when you are trying to fetch thousands.

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I like thinking big. . . If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
-Donald J. Trump, BPE

Panther, it's inspired. And I sincerely appreciate the approach. Especially since the inspector and buyer don't have privity of contract.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

A couple of years ago we had some mice. I pulled out the bottom broiler tray from the oven to grab a frying pan. Inside the pan was a big stockpile of our dog's dry food kibble, shredded paper towel and wads of gray hair. I saw the obvious little mouse turds and knew it was a nest.

I showed my better half what I found and specifically pointed out the mouse turds. She said that she saw those on the counter and thought they were spilled flaxseed she was eating. She thought nothing of it and just cleaned them up.

I also found that both jars of peanut butter in the lazy Susan had gnaw and claw marks all over the lids.

I got some traps and caught three of those little pests ridding them once and for all. Probably six months later I pulled out a pair of high top sneakers from my closet that I hadn't worn in about a year. Inside one of the shoes was a stockpile of dry dog food, shreds of the inside of the shoes and wads of mice hair.

We used to leave out a bowl of dry dog food and apparently the mice hoarded their bounty. The exterminator said rodents, especially mice, prefer dry kibble over most foodstuffs.

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

You never know if an inspector is a deal-killer. There are plenty of them out there.

If you can avoid crossing that river by being heady - and generous, really - that is a win in my book.

After all, the place is still undergoing a professional inspection with no punches pulled.

The odds of succeeding on a claim from a buyer vs. an inspector are pretty slim anyhow - probably next to no chance of ever recovering anything unless there was some easily-observed gross negligence.

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I like thinking big. . . If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
-Donald J. Trump, BPE