Well, where'd the Pergo go?

Barbara, ha, ha, ha....

Where did the per...go?

lol, Deb

Hi Barbara..another shock and awe day in the life of a realtor.  Yes, the people on the losing end are taking everything that isnt nailed down in some communities.  They even have yard sales where they invite buyers inside... where they write on the walls:  ceiling fan $30...Toilet bowl $50, Italian sinks $100 each...with big red arrows pointing to the bojects in the sale.

Of course, when you bring your buyers to preview, the house is vacant and some of the items remain...probably because the potential buyers were expected to remove the items themselves....When was the last time you went to a yard sale with tools?  just like a u-pull salvage yard for car parts!

Glad you smiled through this one

Barbara - I have seen a number of things taken from foreclosed homes.  I even know of a home that had white vinyl picket fencing in the front yard, that was removed and taken.  I've not seen Pergo ripped out before. . .I'm suspecting it was taken, not damaged.

The worst case however, was where an owner apparently was so angry when they were foreclosed upon that they flooded the house, and ruined the vintage hardwood floors through a number of rooms. 

It looks like half the floor is wood, and the other half vinyl..did I miss something ?? (that would not be rare)

I hate to even admit this but in the early 1990s, I had Pergo installed in my kitchen. Today, I wouldn't touch laminate flooring, ish, ick. But somebody must have thought it was valuable, so they swiped it. Good riddance, I say. Now the new owners can put in real hardwood. LOL.

Godmother Barbara,

When I worked late at night with Mr Charles, he taught me how to remove unwanted copper pipe from vacant houses and crawl spaces. He said that people did not want the stuff anyway and we were doing them a favor. But I think transporting pergo would be hard on a squirrel.

Nutsy

I do not like to see what people can do to houses when they are in financial trouble.  I think removing everything that is not nailed down including the floor, when you owe on the house is a sin.

I used to have a hair stylist who had gotten in over her head buying up property when the market was hot and money was plentiful;  unfortunately, she couldn't keep up with her expenses and started falling behind.  She let her brand new house at the river go into foreclosure, remarked to me one day her sisters told her she should have stripped the house of all the appliances, hardware, fixtures, etc. before she gave it up because "she paid for it." 

I remarked to her, "well, actually, if you HAD paid for it, you wouldn't have been foreclosed on." 

The entitlement attitude is so invasive, it is overcoming common sense. Disgusting.  I never went back to her after that.

Godmama Barbara,

We need to keep a file on that vile Mrs Kate as well. When we nail her I will click my heels in joy.

Godson Nutsy

On the other hand...

When times are tough many people will start selling off furniture, etc. If the home still belongs to them, then selling the pergo flooring is legal!

On the other hand....

I did a second opinion BPO on a foreclosure. They were missing door knobs, wall sconces, and a bathroom sink. This in a home purchased in 2006 for $1.3M. The holes in walls and missing items did very little to the value of this now $760K home. You would think someone who had the money to buy such a home would not be so crass as to stick it to the bank!