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As the real estate market continues to boom, it’s important to consider a wildlife inspection as part of your home’s buying and selling experience.
A last-minute discovery of wildlife problems in or around your current or future home can result in expensive repairs and exclusion treatments and could even delay the entire buying and selling process. The buying and selling process is stressful enough – being proactive about wildlife concerns can alleviate some stress and allow for a smoother moving process.
What to Know About Wildlife Removal as a Seller
Selling your home is quite the tedious process. It’s important to make sure your home is in a condition that it will pass inspections – both the traditional home inspection and a wildlife inspection.
Although home inspectors check very crucial elements of a home, they fail to pay attention to the tiny cracks and crevices where rodents can enter. Looking for local wildlife is also not part of a home inspector’s checklist. Raccoons, bats, squirrels, rats and snakes are all known for causing problems in and around a home. As a seller, you are responsible for ensuring these issues are addressed and fixed for the future owner.
It’s a good idea for a seller to consult with a professional wildlife removal expert to inspect the home before it goes on the market, to avoid any surprises down the road when the purchase of the home is on the line.
Does the Buyer or Seller Need to Be at The Home Inspection?
While it’s certainly not required for the homebuyer to be present at the time of the home inspection, it’s not a bad idea to tag along to ensure the inspector looks at all the right things. As the future homeowner, you have the right to ask specific questions and ask for information about any aspect of the home.
The seller doesn’t necessarily have to be at the inspection. In fact, it might make the buyer nervous to point out visible issues if the seller is present.
Signs of Wildlife to Look for When Buying a House
Moving into a new home is exciting but can be a challenging and time-consuming process. In addition to making sure the home’s heating and air conditioning systems, plumbing, electrical system, insulation and structural components are up to par, conducting a wildlife inspection is another crucial step often skipped in the process.
Wildlife can cause significant damage to a home, a human and to personal property. Squirrels, mice, rats and raccoons can chew through electrical wires (inside the home and inside your vehicle), cause damage to insulation, leave unpleasant droppings and even spread diseases to your family.
Hiring a wildlife expert for an inspection allows for a peace of mind that your future home is protected against unwanted, pesky tenants. When a wildlife inspection is completed, the client is presented with exclusion options and solutions to whatever wildlife problem the home faces, if any.
Recognizing and addressing any wildlife issues with the seller and their realtor can result in negotiation. Informing the seller of your wildlife concerns can lower the price of the sale, or the seller may even agree to fix the problems themselves before closing.
If you are currently going through the moving process, contact Go Pro Wildlife Removal for a free home inspection and estimate. Don’t let the critters creep up on you at closing- be proactive, not reactive!
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How to Protect Your Lake House from Wildlife While You Are Away
As the summer fun comes to an end and you prepare to leave your lake house for the fall season, it is important to take the necessary measures to ensure that wildlife does not invade your space while you are away. When leaving your lake house unoccupied during the colder months, it’s only natural for wildlife to search for a warm place to take shelter. To prevent unwanted animals from making themselves at home, Go Pro Wildlife Removal can take the worry off your hands by assisting with preventative measures.
What’s That Noise in My Chimney?
Homes with chimneys are often targets of wildlife. If you have heard strange noises coming from inside your chimney, you are not alone. There are many misconceptions about the types of wildlife that may be seeking shelter and taking up residence in your chimney. Often homeowners think they have bats, when in fact, there is a higher chance it is another type of flying animal.
Bat Houses: Providing a Habitat for Wildlife
So, what exactly is a Bat House? Bat houses are structures used to attract and safely house bats. Also referred to as bat boxes, these structures allow bats to have a safe place to reside and raise their young while acting as natural pest control. Providing bats with a safe place to roost has more benefits than you may think.
Contact Info
Service Areas: Contact Go Pro today! We offer wildlife removal solutions in Auburn, Opelika, Lake Martin, Valley, Montgomery, AL and Columbus, GA areas.
Phone: (334) 744-0391
Hours: Open 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Your attic may have more than just Christmas decorations this holiday season. Educate yourself on the signs of wildlife potentially making themselves at home in your attic.
Your attic may have more than just Christmas decorations this holiday season. Educate yourself on the signs of wildlife potentially making themselves at home in your attic.
October is Animal Safety and Protection Month, educating and reminding people of the ethical and kind treatment that all creatures should be shown, from domestic pets to wild animals.
As the summer fun comes to an end and you prepare to leave your lake house for the fall season, it is important to take the necessary measures to ensure that wildlife does not invade your space while you are away. When leaving your lake house unoccupied during the colder months, it’s only natural for wildlife to search for a warm place to take shelter. To prevent unwanted animals from making themselves at home, Go Pro Wildlife Removal can take the worry off your hands by assisting with preventative measures.