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If you did that could make sense depending the infestation extent and type of rodents.( mice, squirrels, racoon, etc. ) squirrels do lots of damage.

Yeah good advice and with my price range I will have the money for the unplanned expenses. 

Madison has a super low vacancy rate and we've been lucky, only a month of unplanned vacancy over the last 12 years.

It is hard, as I tend to be a bit of SQUIRREL!

Tree roots, squirrels, pigeons, starlings, mice and stray animals are not your friends. 

Yes, capex is squared away and this is truly a random unplanned profit.

I'm also concerned about getting the financing, because while we already have a down payment squirreled away, since we're not house hacking these, would we be able to do a conventional loan? 

I would have done cash for keys....Squirrels, mice, birds, this is my first Raccoon.  

I read your intro with interest, because I am also based in Portland, also in the Tech industry, and have roughly the same goals... just a little further in my career.With the kind of background you have, the best route to your goal is probably to work very hard, get promotions, be frugal and squirrel away as much cash as you can, and use your likely good credit to leverage yourself into properties that will throw off some serious cash in 5-10 years.