You have the option of going with a portfolio lender like Ridge Lending Group (no affiliation).

@Jamie Henkin you are in good hands as Steve is one of the good ones when it comes to affiliates.

I am not affiliated with this company in any way.

I'm not affiliated in any way, but they were my bible for many, many years in CA.  

I didn’t have the knowledge or experience to read and fully comprehend a complex contract in my early 20s in a foreign country.

Scroll way down the page to the blue section:http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/se...Also, if you don't have this book, I highly recommend it for CA landlords:http://www.nolo.com/products/the-california-landlo...I have no affiliation.  

get some Victor (no affiliation) traps and put some PB on it. works every time. i'd also walk round the house and see how it could've gotten in. i assume it's a simple field mouse. is your house on slab or crawl space?

I also bought my first rental property in Allentown through an agent affiliated with Steel City Realty.

I am not affiliated with this company @Alex Heredia but try this web link:https://journal.firsttuesday.u...There should be a form close to what you need.

It's not that I don't understand the answers given, I understand that the responders haven't really put thought into their answers or comprehending the question in the first place.