| Thanks to the foreclosure crisis Americans are | | | | As mentioned before, a bank's job is not property |
| weathering, many simple junk hauling firms are being | | | | management, but lending money. So they try to get |
| turned into full-fledged foreclosure cleanup companies. | | | | foreclosed properties back on the market and ready |
| Because of a simple need by banks, realtors and other | | | | for sale -- either by a realtor or in a foreclosure auction |
| property owners - to clean foreclosure properties - | | | | -- as soon as possible. |
| these oftentimes 1-2 man firms are growing into larger, | | | | Realtors Need Contractors Like Junk Haulers to Clean |
| more lucrative businesses. For how and why, read on. | | | | Foreclosure Properties: Companies that clean |
| Clean Foreclosure Properties: A Lucrative Business | | | | foreclosed properties come in and handle a lot of the |
| Opportunity for Junk Haulers | | | | work that goes into getting a property ready to go |
| If you own a junk hauling business in cities and states | | | | back on the market. This can range from fixing holes in |
| where foreclosures are high (eg, Florida, California, | | | | the wall, to replacing carpet, to removing junk |
| Denver), you're probably busier than ever before. And | | | | automobiles. |
| if you're not, it's because you either don't know how to | | | | ATTN Junk Haulers: Make Money Selling Abandoned |
| capitalize on the foreclosure crisis, or don't want to. | | | | Valuables Online (eg, eBay) |
| Banks Need Contractors Like Junk Haulers to Clean | | | | A side benefit for those who clean foreclosure |
| Foreclosure Properties: Banks are not in the business | | | | properties is getting the valuables left behind. Previous |
| of managing homes. They're in the business of lending | | | | owners leave behind everything from electronics to |
| money. The current foreclosure crisis though have | | | | appliances to clothing. Much of it is in good condition |
| forced many into some semblance of quasi property | | | | and can be sold online via sites like eBay. |
| management firms. | | | | There are laws governing this, but in general, if the |
| Homeowners associations; individual homeowners; and | | | | owners don't show up to reclaim possessions after 30 |
| or city, state and local regulations all demand that | | | | days, the junk hauler is free to take and sell items. |
| abandoned properties (ie, foreclosures) be maintained. | | | | Anything sold is really like 100% profit. |
| This means keeping the yard cut, replacing broken | | | | "I'm a simple junk hauling company; how can I become |
| windows, winterizing a property, fixing leaks and any | | | | a full-fledged foreclosure cleanup company?" |
| other damage that causes a property to become an | | | | One of the first things you need to do is to become |
| eye sore. | | | | licensed, bonded and certified. Banks and realtors won't |
| One of the first things that need to be done to a | | | | contract with you otherwise. After you do this, then it's |
| foreclosed property is to remove anything left behind | | | | a matter of marketing yourself in the right way, to the |
| by previous residents. And, this is where contractors | | | | right people to start getting jobs. |
| like junk haulers come in handy. They remove | | | | For all the information you need on how to start a |
| everything in order to help the bank get the property | | | | clean foreclosure properties business, log on to |
| ready to go back on the market for sale. | | | | Start-a-Foreclosure-Cleanup-business dot com. |