Neighboring Foreclosures Can Hurt You
Foreclosures in your neighborhood can hurt you in more ways than one. Of course, the property is typically unkempt and neglected for a time. It also directly affects your ability to sell your house, should you desire to do so. This is because of the obvious eyesore factor and also the fact that people get leery when they see too many houses on the same street for sale simultaneously.
But hopefully, you won’t have an experience like the poor residents of Staten Island, New York. In Staten Island, where the rat population could reportedly be as high as 5 million, the neglected foreclosure properties have become a festering ground for the rodents, much to the chagrin of neighbors.
This, according to the Staten Island Advance:
“It’s not fair,” said Debra Hanwacker, a Travis resident whose backyard abuts a property on Beresford Avenue that has been vacant and heading toward foreclosure for nearly a year, leading the yard to become overgrown. Trash on the site has attracted rats, who have burrowed into Ms. Hanwacker’s yard in search for food. “We’re regular people who clean our yard and take care of our stuff. My kids can’t go outside. I feel helpless.”
Of course, should you have a rodent infestation of a similar kind, the Advance kindly provides some tips for keeping them at bay. These include removing clutter, trash, fixing leaky faucets and other water sources, sealing wall cracks and small holes and installing screens in front of interior vents.
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