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Small three bed, estate sale, contents still in it. The heirs are out of state and the listing agent brought me two versions of the same deal. Either the seller delivers it broom-…
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Vacant three bedroom I closed on last week, previous occupant left about half a house worth of stuff plus a shed. I got two numbers. The first is a real company. Certificate of in…
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I've got a pickup, a trailer I can borrow, and two people who will work weekends with me. What I don't have is a decision about which kind of work to go after first, and every wee…
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I got a vendor pricing sheet from a field services company and I'm trying to figure out where the trap is before I sign it. Debris removal is priced per cubic yard with a cap on t…
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A servicer's regional vendor coordinator sent me a work order for a 1,450 square foot single story that got repossessed in the fall. Photos show maybe half the house furnished, a…
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I've been asked to price cleanouts on a batch of 12 units for a manager who takes back a steady number of them after eviction. Scope reads as debris removal and a make-ready clean…
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My first rental is a two bed one bath, about 900 square feet, and the tenants gave notice for the end of March. They've been fine, rent always on time, and from what I saw at the…
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I'm looking at putting working capital into a trash-out and preservation crew and the shape of the risk is unfamiliar to me, so I'd like the holes poked in it. Numbers as presente…
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2.4 acre lot in a first ring suburb, I've been holding it four years waiting on a sewer extension. Somebody has been using the back of it as a dump. Last count from my walk: 41 ti…