ROOMS TO LET, CHEEP, CHEEP: Because many birds are busy shopping for their spring nesting sites, winter is the perfect time to put up birdhouses around your property

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I thought I'd hate being a landlord. But my tenants are great: They're pleasant to have around, they have strong family values and I like their music. Now I'm even thinking of acquiring more units. You see, my "rental" is a wooden bird-house, mountedon a pole at the back of my yard, and the tenants that move in each spring arc a pair of Carolina wrens. If you'd like to try your hand at being a bird landlord, this is a good time to get in the game. Right now—in the middle of winter—is a perfect period to put up backyard birdhouses, because the cold months arc actually when many species that use these accommodations are shopping for their seasonal homes.