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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an easy problem to fix, OP. In the list of deal-breakers, I would not call that a deal-breaker! Too much radon in the basement, asbestos insulation, too much mold, active termites, un-fixable flooding issues because the house is at the bottom of a hill or in a flood zone, those are deal-breakers.

If everything else is great, just get mice traps, the humane ones.
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Replace the attic insulation unless it's very new. Get blown-in insulation with a borax-laced product that is unpleasant to rodents.

Mice love to live in insulation. If you see them in the basement that does not mean they best there; they likely are nesting in the attic insulation instead and then move all over the house. Do keep food in plastic or glass containers and reduce overall clutter and absolutely fill all holes and cracks with copper mesh (sold online and MUCH better than steel wool "Brillo pads" to stuff holes!). But all that is nothing unless you get the attic checked and replace the insulation if needed. [/quote]

I just moved into a new house and we have mice.  I can truly say that the older house that we lived in for 15 years did not have mice.  On day 3 of moving in, unfortunately we found evidence of a mouse (but I’m sure mice).  What if there is little to no insulation?  I am at a loss as to what to do (and of course now wishing that I put in a lower bid)![/quote]

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