But the expense of heat and electricity fall to me, plus internet, toiletries and snacks take up a bit more of the income.

(The conversations she is referring to is two people talking normally-not loudly- in a kitchen, getting a late evening snack or washing dishes and cleaning up, —we weren’t having social gatherings in our kitchen or anything like that) When she has friends over I can clearly hear them talking and laughing in her house but it doesn’t bother us at all, we expect that we would hear it being that close by, but she is apparently bothered by hearing us.

If you've sealed up any mouse hole entrances with steel wool and spray foam, laid down traps then its time to tell the tenant in writing that if they don't stop leaving out snacks for the mice they'll be asked to leave. 4 grand is crazy, you're problem is the tenant. 

Word of caution, if you don't use a closing company or title agent that has experience with this you're going to want to bring a backpack full of reading material, snacks, and water..........it's going to take them a while to figure out what your're doing and how to get it done.

I worry the snacks will go stale quickly.

When I have mine up, I will stock the fridge with Convenient Meals ( the ones you just put in the microwave or oven) as well as snacks that they can bring to work.

., yes, come join at Arthur Mac's Tap & Snack in Oakland this Sunday.

Mostly items for getting started in their home and items to help them take care of the place.Here's what we give new tenants.....Cleaning Bucket with Cleaning Supplies:  white vinegar, baking soda, awesome degreaser, cleaning disinfectant wipes, carpet spot cleaner, magic eraser, all purpose cleaner, scrub sponge.Tote Bag with Useful Items and Tools:  hand soap, paper towels, plastic garbage bags, toilet paper, toilet plunger, Zip-It (strip for clearing hair clogs from drains), plastic clothes hangers, shower curtain liner (good quality cloth one), laundry detergent, dish soap/dish detergent, cutting board, "Freeze the Grease, Save the Drain" kit, “Recycle” tote, magnet with our name and contact information.Refreshments In the Fridge:  several bottles of water, snack food, bottle of sparking cider with a welcome note attached.

Part of our appeal in the community and amongst the residents and their families is they get to see me active and around (I dont have to be there every day - if I was there one or 2 days a week part of the day that would suffice enough but I like being there at times - will like being there more once I get my office fixed up in view out basement of the facility my office now sucks so I like to work from home a lot)For example something as simple as changing up how we order food and where we get it and who orders it has saved us approximately $1500-2+k a month roughly (feeding roughly 30-34 people 3 meals a day + snacks). 

You need carbohydrates, fiber and protein to keep going and can fill in everything else around it.