Always great to hear good news, especially from your house
What did you decide about the exterminator? Sticky traps or spray? I use sticky traps, the less sticky ones for cockroaches not the super sticky mouse ones, as I don't want pesticides sprayed in or around my house. It's weird though, I've never seen a spider in them, even though we do have spiders around here (mostly outside). Everything survives in tropical weather, so I use the least toxic methods to control.