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Unexpected Drop-in Guest -- Mouse in the House

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Home Inspector with King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. Home Inspector Lic #207

I was doing a home inspection today. I looked behind the laundry appliances and thought, at first, that a sock or fuzz-kitty had fallen behind.

Then it moved. It was a wee little mouse. As I snapped his photo, he split. Yet, an hour later when the prospective buyer arrived, the mouse was then sitting in the middle of the entryway floor.

The client opened the door and, literally, kicked the mouse in the butt and he fled. Probably back inside by now, ya think?

Thanks for stopping by,

Steven L. Smith

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Dan Edward Phillips
Dan Edward Phillips, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA - Eureka, CA
Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA

Nice photo Steven, you are fast with a camera.  Wnnder where Mom was?

Jul 14, 2010 05:03 PM
Jay Lloyd
Cape Coral Florida - Cape Coral, FL
Allpro Home Inspection

Hi Steve, Great photo! It's clear that this little guy thought he owned the place! :) jay

Jul 14, 2010 05:06 PM
Geri Sonkin
Douglas Elliman Real Estate 516-457-7103 - Merrick, NY
Long Island Real Estate & Staging Expert

We had an inspection done for my buyers on a really nice house a few years ago.  It was well kept, in a lovely development.  It looked as if everything was going well till the inspector took the top off the breaker box.  There, frozen in time was a petrified mouse, electrocuted as he ventured into the house.  The look on the face my buyer (wife) was priceless.  Needless to say, they didn't buy that house.

Jul 14, 2010 05:17 PM
Steve, Joel & Steve A. Chain
Chain Real Estate Investments & Mortgage, Steve & Joel Chain - Cottonwood, CA

Steve,

It's time to get with a pest disposal program.  Vermin can make a nest mess of HVAC duct work.

Good Hunting,

Steve

Jul 14, 2010 05:25 PM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Steve, did you go into your usual squeal like a little girl routine?":)

Jul 14, 2010 05:46 PM
Lori Liveston
Virtual Homes, Real Estate - Waltham, MA

Quick on the draw with that camera Steve!

Jul 14, 2010 06:03 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

I typically do not see too many live ones. I either see their droppings or carcasses. For such a small critter, they sure stink...

Jul 14, 2010 10:14 PM
Michele Miller ~ REALTOR®, LMC, HSE, CHS, SRES, CMRS
ERA Key Realty~Worcester County Realty Group - Worcester, MA
'Helping You Make the Best Move"

Mice can fit it everywhere! EEK!

Jul 15, 2010 12:24 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Nice handy picture work!  I live out in the sticks, so I catch mice all the time, great pic!  Funny story too!

Jul 15, 2010 06:13 AM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Did Nutsy get a hair cut?  On the tail that is...

Jul 15, 2010 08:57 AM
Darren Revell
Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley - Temecula, CA

Great picture... good snap.. Been a while since I have seen a live one not in a cage...

Jul 15, 2010 11:29 AM