I live in a new 4,000sq.ft. home and have had a mouse in my house.

If, however, there are any gaps at all in any of the above items, even a gap so small a mouse can squeeze through, that tenant will exploit it and your life just became a 7th Level of Dante's Inferno.....:)

In terms of feedback from our team, we’re leaning towards buttoning down the hatches, keeping rent increases low, and focusing on maximizing occupancy in our New England markets.

There are some “hot button” topics on BP which bring out “knee jerk” reactions and sometimes incorrect assumptions from some of us long time and frequent participants.  

@Patricia Andriolo-Bull, not sure if they've iterated the system since you did yours, but now there's a button for downloading the filing transcript (a PDF containing all the info that you submitted). 

That's your "E-Z Button", you need a good PM so tap-out and get one STAT. 

How's that mouse doing now?

As Plano is a pretty nice clean cut buttoned up type of community they don't seem to have a lot of tolerance even for just a few bad apples.Dallas is considering a ban. 

The search button is also helpful for finding local investors, other RE professionals, and past discussions.All the best!

Try out the Find an Agent button on Bigger Pockets too and Find a Lender.