Pool & Pest Care

I am in the process of buying a vacation home in Scottsdale, and I am curious as to how often people recommend having the pool guy and pest guy come out. I have been told by people only once a month is needed but I am curious as to what full time residents recommend. Thanks

 

Thanks for the input. I was unsure of how often the pest control people needed to come out, as it seems you have more critters to deal with than I do on a regular basis, and I didn't know if once a month would be enough to keep things under control. Same thing with the pool, we don't live in a pool friendly climate, so I don't have any experience with them, and I don't want to be told by the pool people they need to come out once a week, when only once a month is needed. I have not even thought about a landscaper, all of the houses we have looked at have not had a grass yard, so I don't think we will need a mower, and I would probably take out any grass if we buy a house that has it in the yard, so that would be one less thing to worry about. Thanks again, for your insight, we love the area and are looking forward to finding a house down there.

 

Well.....that would be a good thought if this was going to be my primary residence But......because it is going to be a vacation home and 1500 miles away from my primary home, it will be a little tough to do the chores each week & month.

 

We won't be staying very long when we come down. At most a week at a time. For the near future we will just come down for long weekends, hopefully once a month. We are also going to let friends and family use it

 

Have you ever used a scarecrow? Are the rat/mice control companies different then the pest companies down there? Up here, they are all the same, or should I just let the snakes take care of the rodents?