As a realtor in New Orleans you still have to look at diaster week after week. I decided to take a couple of shots of this Lakeview double. It is exactly the way it was left after the water drained off. This was an upper clss neighborhood before the storm. On the average there are 2 people on each block that have come back and are rebuilding. Many have begun to tear down their homes or rebuild if they can. The area had a lot of older people that had to move elsewhere to never come home again. Selling these people takes a little patience and does take a little longer because you are putting an honest effort to find them a place. They are always laughing about not having to worry about clothes and furniture, its gone. They do not even want to go back other than to look after once. Many of my clients have lived in theses areas since the 50s. The things in the house below are just where they floated. Since this happened about 50,000 times I am wondering what we are going to do with the yards and weeds as the people trickle back. I have clients who want to move to the area they are so attached. Just wanted to pass this along when you start to feel like you want some material things. One good thing is most of the people have families that have taken them in and worked to get everyone settled in.
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