I am used to intersting questions but this one made me sit up straight. As a leading Listing Agent in the Manchester NH area I get to see alot, Have I seen it all? Probabily not becuase each day brings a new adventure and new challenges both of which I live. So yesterday when the phone rings and the gentleman asks "Can I mow your lawn?" At first thought it was another sales call trying m to get me to use their services. But then he said i am the neighbor of "123 Main Street" which was foreclosed on. The bank is doing a POOR job cutting the grass and maintaining the house , can i do it? 

I had to explain to him the Bank uses a national company to perform these preservation and maintenance tasks. He then said i dont want to be paid, I want at least the front yard to look as good as every other house in my neighborhood and I'll do it for free.

I asked what he wanted to do. He said "let me cut the grass, i will weed whack, put down some fertilizer and point my sprinkler that way to keep it green." He added how bad the company is that comes to mow, that they were too lazy to pick up papers on the lawn and just mowed over everything. That they mow every 2 weeks and it is not enough, that the grass can grow 6 inches in a week. I have to agree that these national companies are not doing any justice to the banks. The banks are paying too much and getting poor quaility of work which affects values and neighbors.

I told him I would have to seek permission in writing from the bank to allow him to do this in case of liability. In the mean time i drove by to complete my monday morning checks and noticed the lawn was greener, mowed, neat and all the trash was gone. I think the angel lawn mower visited over night anyway....

In conclusion it is a shame the banks do not always care about how the REO homes look, that by trying to save a buck, they actually spend more and get less. It is my sign on the lawn, i would prefer to manage maintenance so it is up to my standards which would be how I want my lawn to look.  It is nice to hear that neighbors care and even nicer for one to thank me for caring about their neighborhood.

 



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JUN
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Not a bad deal.  Nice to see people still take pride in their neighborhood.
1:14pm • #38
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It's a sign of a good neighborhood when someone wants to this, and clearly this person is concerned about the appearance of his own neighborhood and what might happen if he decides to sell his home.

I would consider this a "lead."
1:20pm • #39
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CHRIS ANN most people usually just do it, this guy tried to do it right.
1:44pm • #40
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Unfortunately, the banks don't care about anything except the bottom line. They'll never agree to it because of the liability and the possiblility that the guy will give up doing it and they'll be fined for it not being done.
1:47pm • #41
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What a nice man helping out his community.  Wish there were more people out there like him.
2:43pm • #43
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It's a really unfortunate situation, but one I've seen nearby before. A house went into foreclosure and became abandoned for a while. A neighbor put his house on the market and many people on the street helped keep the foreclosed house from looking abandoned. Good news for the neighbor who was selling too, they settled on their home for top dollar! Now imagine the grass hadn't been cut and the papers hadn't been picked up. I think the story would have had a different ending...
2:46pm • #44
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One of my colleagues had her home for sale.  It came up second choice many times.  The reason was usually the state of the lawn of the house next door. 
3:23pm • #45
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Starting to see it more and more here where neighbors are maintaining the front yard. Reality of today. All in favor of fining the banks for lack of maintenance say I....
3:35pm • #46
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Scott, 

Smart neighbor even though I realize the liability is there.  I love that the neighbor wants to set the right tone for the next neighbor who moves in. 

All the best, Michelle
5:32pm • #47
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That's taking the good neighborhood policy to the max.  DId the bank give permission for him to continue?
6:32pm • #48
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I would have probably told him I couldn't give my permission but if the lawn got mown and I didn't know who did it, how could I tell them to stop.
8:43pm • #49
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Scott - I understand the liability, and yet I hope the bank will allow it.  It's in everybody's interest.
10:40pm • #50
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I am surprised he asked.  I find most people just do it for the same reasons mentioned.  What is interesting to me is how some banks put effort into some properties and leave others to fall apart.  The ratioanle behind some of this makes you wonder.
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Scott, what a great story!  I'm glad the lawn angel didn''t wait until you dealt with the bank red tape before sprinkling a bit of green lawn dust in front of your listing.
3:29am • #52
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Hi Scott,

Oh the stories about unkempt REO properties!

You created an outpouring!

Phil
4:44am • #53
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Good story. There are some people who mow the lawn  for their neighbors,  if the neighbors are old and can't take care of the lawn.
4:58am • #54
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There are a few homes in my neighborhood that are like this.  It's a sad thing to see.                                                        
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Scott-congrats on the Featurel  So many issues not the least of which is that neighbors of these homes suffer to if the property is not cared for.  Banks or whomever owns the properties need to place this in the hand of local Realtors and vendors. 
6:42am • #56
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Scott,

Its so easy to spot them, since the banks don't keep on top of the upkeep. Its a shame the process takes so long to complete, since it leaves an eye sore in the community until the property is sold to a new owner.

-Brent
7:50am • #57
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It is wonderful to hear that there is still pride of ownership in our neighborhoods.  This gentleman does not want this one house to make his and everyone else's in the neighborhood show poorly.  I am happy that you were able to give him that control from the curb back to the neighbors that live there!
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