I bought a dilapidated and run down building for my HVAC business.
I looked all over town for months and months to find the right building.
Most of the real estate was severely overpriced. I had to wait for the right property to come to me. I met with a realtor every other week and we viewed commercial properties. Then a couple of weeks ago, we found the building that I decided to purchase. Even though it was dilapidated and run down, it was really cheap. I knew that I could spend a few thousand dollars to get everything repaired and up to date. One thing that I didn’t count on meeting was an exterminator. A lot of old buildings have problems with rats, but this building had a problem with wasps and hornet nests. The buzzing inside of the duct work in the commercial building was loud. I called an exterminator to look for problems with insects or rodents. There were no rats at all in the building, but the wasps and hornet nests were an entirely different story. It took two days for the exterminator to remove all of the bees. I think the guy took the hives and nests to a local farm, but he may have disposed of them too. I don’t know if it is illegal to dispose of wasps and hornets, but I know honey bees have to be relocated due to the fact that they are dwindling in numbers everyday. If the honey bees disappear, we won’t be able to properly pollinate any of our crops, fruits, or vegetables.