Things you find in vacant houses 2

      As a Realtor and investor going through many vacant houses, you find so many interesting things. I am more and more amazed at what I come across in these empty houses. People leave behind all sorts of things.

      The item on the left was left behind in a pre-foreclosure house that I purchased last Fall.  It is a giant wasp's nest wrapped in twine.  There are 2 tree branches that it was apparently attached to.  It is suspended from the ceiling by a rope.  This was the teenager's room.  Apparently the seller did not want to take this collector's item with them when they moved up north.   

      This winded up in the trash.  It just didn't go with the house so I had to toss it out. 

The next set of photos are another I took last Fall.  This is actually a very nice home in Winter Park.  I was taking photos prior to listing it.  When I snapped the first photo of the living room, the big white orb appeared in it.  Some people claim these orbs are ghosts or spirits.  I don't know what to believe. But I knew that photo would not work for me because the orb distracted the view of the room.  So about 10 seconds later I snapped the second photo and was happy that it was orb free.  That is, until I brought it back to the office and blew it up big on my laptop.  That is when I noticed that the orb moved into the dining room just to the upper left of the doorway.  What the heck.  Maybe ghosts are real and this one was moving.  Weird.

This next photo is an REO bank owned property also from last Fall.  I managed this house for several months.  Squatters broke in and tried to live in the place.  It was apparently some sort of Craigslist scam and the occupants also got duped.  Fortunately I caught them right as they were moving in.  So the police kindly gave them a trespassing violation and they left quietly.  But not before leaving a mess to clean up.  You have to grin and bear it sometimes.

Welcome to the wonderful world of real estate.  I have some more of this series coming soon.  Lots of interesting things that you do find in these empty houses.  Enjoy until next time.