Snap traps work well but can be a issue for tenants having to remove dead mice and rats.Ongoing I always use poison and place it in areas that kids and pets can not access.

Don't play stupid Dean

I also don’t understand how it comes into play when closing on a property.

I feel bad that people are going to lose their shirts, houses, life savings and retirement accounts because of these moves, but they're taking uncalculated risks that have worse odds than playing roulette.

Looks like nothing comes into play until next year but the articles I've read are not clear on when the new rules will be implemented. 

@Dmitriy FomichenkoWhere does UBIT come into play? 

The good news is that I have a small pile of cash that I'd like to put into play.  

I assume you had a financing contingency and if that is still in play simply cancel your contract under the financing contingency.

I been playing with lists I've put together, skip tracing landlords and asking if they want to sell and if not how about buying?

Anyways you need to see if there is a probate file for the dead owner at the probate courthouse.