In this case, your tenants need to know that holes in the wall, chewed carpeting or broken moulding is not normal and things like that could result in their losing their security deposit. 

Originally posted by Bill Gulley:If only we could figure out how to do it as a webinar or whatever it's called where people could speak up as on a conference call, Man I got chewed just typing..could only imagine if I were to actually speak.. might loose my head.

The returns are too slim on flips for my liking, especially when you're putting down $500,000+ for a junker home an hour plus out of Sydney, sell it for $600,000, only to have $90,000 chewed up in contractor and local government costs.  

They have chewed the current ducting system. 

Big burly guys that drive jacked up 4x4s, smell like diesel, chew tobacco and have neck tats. 

If you're new to this, I'd suggest getting your feet wet first before biting off more than you can chew.

Try to find a local exterminator that doesn't have a fancy car and a big ad in the phone book.Those kinds can rip you off with high fees.There is a difference between pest control and exterminating.I can tell you ongoing pest control is crazy for what they charge.With mice you just do not want to plug up a wall.They will come out in other places in the unit or if they can't get out will die in the walls and stink up the place.The tenants just as with squirrels will complain they scratching and moving in the walls keeping them from sleeping.Also they can chew on electrical behind the walls and cause problems.You have to make sure the unit is clean and stove is clean.Then you have to make sure you have no breeding grounds or trash outside of the property.Also you have to make sure property is sealed well from the outside so they can't get into the small openings.Paying for an exterminator won't help if you don't seal the outside and fix the inside.They will just get rid of a few mice and you will have more again.

Cats don't tear up carpet or chew on window trim or scratch doors but they are highly likely to urinate on carpet and the smell is almost impossible to get rid of.

Thought I'd chew through all the data the MLS has to offer, really study the market, look for deals, etc.Well, the other day I wondered when I'd start seeing deals.

@Annie LiuConsidering your experience level (almost none) and that you bit off more than you could chew, my first instinct says to demolish that place and put in new construction if local laws allow for it.