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[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Forum Board ] [ FAQ ] Re: It's not as bad as you think. Posted by Ward-CA- on August 23, 2001 at 9:54 PM In Reply to: Bought the house - How to keep it from getting trashed posted by Albert on August 23, 2001 at 9:11 AM : Let's say I buy a house at the courthouse steps tomorrow (Fairfax, VA). The owner still lives in it. It will take me 30-45 days to evict the owner, who is not cooperative. : Are there any ways to prevent the owner from trashing the house even more? : Thanks, : ++Albert =•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•= Albert, I have been buying foreclosures full-time at the trustee’s sales for almost 20 years. In all that time I have never had one instance of a homeowner or tenant ever “trashing the house”. We're talking about taking over between 200-250 properties. So the chances of an ex-owner, or especially a tenant, committing any vandalism on your very first buy have got to be infinitesimal. Yes, I have a certain manner and procedure I go through at this juncture in the post-sale phase of this business, but I think most of my success with defeated owners is attributable to their general meekness when told the foreclosure ordeal is finally over. It reminds me of the typical long distance runner in track sports who, when finishing a race, slumps to the ground with no more energy to take another step. Of course, if you give the vanquished a reason to dislike you, because of your callousness or joy over their defeat, they will resent you and try to make things tougher on you than they need to be. I think one of the best things you can do to prepare for this task is to think of what you would want to happen if you were in the same situation as the homeowner you’re about to face for the first time. What would you want? And what would definitely tick you off? Hope this helps. Follow Ups: Post a Followup: Name : E-Mail : Subject : Comments: : : Let's say I buy a house at the courthouse steps tomorrow (Fairfax, VA). The owner still lives in it. It will take me 30-45 days to evict the owner, who is not cooperative. : : Are there any ways to prevent the owner from trashing the house even more? : : Thanks, : : ++Albert : =•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•=•= : Albert, I have been buying foreclosures full-time at the trustee’s sales for almost 20 years. In all that time I have never had one instance of a homeowner or tenant ever “trashing the house”. We're talking about taking over between 200-250 properties. So the chances of an ex-owner, or especially a tenant, committing any vandalism on your very first buy have got to be infinitesimal. : Yes, I have a certain manner and procedure I go through at this juncture in the post-sale phase of this business, but I think most of my success with defeated owners is attributable to their general meekness when told the foreclosure ordeal is finally over. It reminds me of the typical long distance runner in track sports who, when finishing a race, slumps to the ground with no more energy to take another step. : Of course, if you give the vanquished a reason to dislike you, because of your callousness or joy over their defeat, they will resent you and try to make things tougher on you than they need to be. : I think one of the best things you can do to prepare for this task is to think of what you would want to happen if you were in the same situation as the homeowner you’re about to face for the first time. What would you want? And what would definitely tick you off? : Hope this helps. Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Forum Board ] [ FAQ ] WWWAdmin 2.0a © 1997 Matt Wright and DBasics Software Company, All Rights Reserved

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