{"id":39736,"date":"2013-03-15T11:12:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T17:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=39736"},"modified":"2024-06-12T02:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:37:04","slug":"2013-03-15-foreclosure-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2013-03-15-foreclosure-finds","title":{"rendered":"Foreclosure Finds: Top 10 Scores I&#8217;ve Found in Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every time I unlock a door to a vacant foreclosure, I feel like I am on some sort of intriguing game show&#8230; &#8220;Junk, treasure, or clean?&#8221; (insert cheering crowd and catchy jingle). My heart palpates a little in anticipation, first and foremost hoping no vagrants or hazardous materials are inside, but also in wonderment if there will be any good finds!<\/p>\n<p>The outside of the home may or may not give any sort of indication of the condition of the interior, and I have yet to be surprised by the clutter or collectibles left behind. What I&#8217;m really concerned about is the condition of the home itself, so removing all the belongings of the former occupants is important.<\/p>\n<p>Before we do a trash out though, why not seek out any treasures that may have been left behind? After all, dealing with <a title=\"foreclosures\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/41-general-foreclosure-pre-foreclosure-forums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreclosures<\/a> isn&#8217;t always a grimy business!<\/p>\n<p>In honor of the <a title=\"BiggerPockets Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BiggerPockets Blog<\/a> 8th Birthday, I&#8217;d like to share some of the best &#8220;gifts&#8221; I&#8217;ve gotten out of my foreclosures!<\/p>\n<p>(As a disclaimer, the owners always confirmed that anything left behind would not be recovered. If you are unsure, remember that personal property does not typically convey with a home and you should always outline it in your contract. If in doubt, offer a Bill of Sale for personal property and bullet point the items for some nominal fee.)<\/p>\n<h2>Top Foreclosure Finds:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Brand new designer shoes (that happened to be my size, score!!)<\/li>\n<li>Mountain bikes<\/li>\n<li>Brand new drum set<\/li>\n<li>Brand new contempo dark wood Armoir<\/li>\n<li>Large floor mirror with real wood frame<\/li>\n<li>Tools<\/li>\n<li>Electronics<\/li>\n<li>Brand new (nice smelling) perfumes\/cologne<\/li>\n<li>Patio, dining, and living room furniture<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of decor, used later for staging items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This also doesn&#8217;t include countless household items, either gently used or brand new.<\/p>\n<p>This definitely beats the cat urine smelling, trash filled dilapidated homes we have to work with from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>These items are great to use as staging materials, donate to local shelters, or sell if it&#8217;s a big ticket item (or give to someone that needs it). And hey, if every once in awhile there&#8217;s something in there you can keep as a gift to yourself, so be it. But otherwise, these are great &#8220;gifts&#8221; to give back to others!<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nWhat are some of the best &#8220;gifts&#8221; you&#8217;ve ever gotten out of a foreclosure or pre-foreclosure? What did you do with them? <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/30201239@N00\/4546001328\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joiseyshowaa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every time I unlock a door to a vacant foreclosure, I feel like I am on some sort of intriguing game show&#8230; &#8220;Junk, treasure, or clean?&#8221; (insert cheering crowd and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":789,"featured_media":170084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5524],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-39736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate-investing-for-beginners","tag-foreclosure"],"acf":[],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/789"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}