What Happens To This Stuff Left In A Foreclosed House?

By consumerist.com February 26, 2009

What happens to all the stuff left inside a foreclosed house when the ex-owners jet? The bank contracts these guys to haul it all away to the dump in what is called a “trash out.” Here’s a short video following a crew of junk chuckers. It’s amazing what people leave behind, including photos and computers.

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  1. IT-Chick says:
    February 27, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    This honestly brought tears to my eyes.

  2. LiveToEat says:
    March 2, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    I left all of my belongings in my house when I went bankrupt. The house had been completely underwater though, and I was homeless for almost a year after, so had no place to store anything.

  3. du2vye says:
    March 8, 2009 at 3:46 am

    When people leave personal things behind that usually means they have no idea where they are going or if they have a place to go. Most people know they are in foreclosure for quite awhile before loosing their home.

    I think that’s one of the points of the video. The level of desperation. Even one of the guy says he’s never seen it like this before.

    I’m glad I’m not on the housing market right now. It would be tough to take advantage of someone’s misfortune. With a house, I’d be thinking about the previous owners.

    My dad moved without telling anyone until 2 weeks before. That wasn’t enough time to drop everything and claim 40 years worth of memories 3,000 miles away. It wasn’t a foreclosure, just stubbornness and personality. But it will always be hurt and feel sad.

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