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A question about marketing distressed properties
I have a question for you agents who deal with repossessions and other homes that have been trashed.
I'm wondering about "normal" procedures.
A friend of mine from out of state is interested in a home here that needs one heck of a lot of work. She hasn't seen it in person - only the photos on MLS, most of which are of the pasture or the exterior of the house.
The last occupants took everything with them, so it needs all new flooring, new upper cabinets in the kitchen, a new furnace, and new light fixtures. Those are the things I noticed when I walked through it a few months ago - but since I wasn't interested in buying, I didn't take notes. And there are no public notes on the MLS entry.

Was the water pump still there? How about the water heater? I don't remember.From this mass of wires I assume something else is missing, but what?
To help my friend, I wrote the agent who has been keeping us updated on the price reductions. I asked if anyone had done a rough estimate of repair/replacement costs. She said no. So I asked if there was at ... more

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