Foreclosure Home finds

[eckstar]

Cleaning out a foreclosed home in my area. Another one where the occupants left in the middle of the night, and left all their stuff behind. Was in the basement yesterday, and found these three coin sets under some old laundry. Two are Kennedy Halves and Sacagawea Dollars, and the third is a complete set of Susan B's. Not worth a lot, but if one of these folks was a collector, hoping to find many more goodies.

 

[traverdog]

What a find!! And you didn't even get dirty.

 

[eckstar]

What a find!! And you didn't even get dirty.

You've never seen the inside of some of the houses I hunt. I feel like I need a shower before I even touch anything some days

 

[HISPAN]

Great finds.... welcome to the treasurenet forum !
H

 

[Probed]

I do the foreclosure propertys too. Got a list from my realtor for my area. Every cent I find is sorta like stealing from the bank! I wear Carhartts and a safty vest so I look somewhat offical for the neighbors. Anyone think this a bad Idea?

 

[eckstar]

I do the foreclosure propertys too. Got a list from my realtor for my area. Every cent I find is sorta like stealing from the bank! I wear Carhartts and a safty vest so I look somewhat offical for the neighbors. Anyone think this a bad Idea?

Not A Bad Idea At All... Better You Get It Then The Bank AF

Just a couple words of advice/clarifications. The FORECLOSED properties I clean out are ones I'm being paid to clean up. Permission to dispose of the contents as I see fit is implied. If the property is still bank owned, government owned, or in any other way not "abandoned", even if no one is living there, you ARE "stealing from the bank", and also trespassing, unless you get permission from the lawful owner. Be careful.

There are ABANDONED properties, which you can legally hunt. These are primarily older homes, deemed uninhabitable by the local authorities, and slated for demolition. There is a small window of opportunity on these houses. Once the demolition permit has been issued by the local government, the building has been "abandoned" by the city, and you can engage in salvage legally, until the demolition company puts up their safety barriers.

Besides detecting, I hunt for treasure in four ways: scouring thrift stores and rummage sales, dumpster diving (trash is public domain, but you may need permission from the property owner where the dumpster is located), "trash outs" of foreclosed properties, and salvaging from abandoned properties. I HIGHLY recommend that everyone familiarize themselves with the local and state laws where they live regarding salvage, abandoned property, and trespass, BEFORE hunting in this manner.

Just my two cents

 

[Treorp55]

My company also works on foreclosed homes. To the man above who said he puts on carharts and a vest, if you are not being told directly from the bank, you are stealing from them, and from the ex property owners. In most cases, they still have rights to the personal property inside and can come after anyone who has taken stuff from the house.

 

[Probed]

I didn't say anything about going into the houses. That would be burglary! I just detect the lawns which I'm well aware of being in the grey area. No one has ever questioned me yet or even looked at me funny. Had another Detectorist come by the other day to tell me he's already been there. I personally have no remorse from pulling coins from bank owned property, but its not for everyone.

 

[eckstar]

I didn't say anything about going into the houses. That would be burglary! I just detect the lawns which I'm well aware of being in the grey area. No one has ever questioned me yet or even looked at me funny. Had another Detectorist come by the other day to tell me he's already been there. I personally have no remorse from pulling coins from bank owned property, but its not for everyone.

Glad you clarified that. Just remember, "If it ain't public, it's private." and be sure to get permission before you dig. HH

 

[DMN]

I do the foreclosure propertys too. Got a list from my realtor for my area. Every cent I find is sorta like stealing from the bank! I wear Carhartts and a safty vest so I look somewhat offical for the neighbors. Anyone think this a bad Idea?

Not A Bad Idea At All... Better You Get It Then The Bank AF

Just a couple words of advice/clarifications. The FORECLOSED properties I clean out are ones I'm being paid to clean up. Permission to dispose of the contents as I see fit is implied. If the property is still bank owned, government owned, or in any other way not "abandoned", even if no one is living there, you ARE "stealing from the bank", and also trespassing, unless you get permission from the lawful owner. Be careful.

There are ABANDONED properties, which you can legally hunt. These are primarily older homes, deemed uninhabitable by the local authorities, and slated for demolition. There is a small window of opportunity on these houses. Once the demolition permit has been issued by the local government, the building has been "abandoned" by the city, and you can engage in salvage legally, until the demolition company puts up their safety barriers.

Besides detecting, I hunt for treasure in four ways: scouring thrift stores and rummage sales, dumpster diving (trash is public domain, but you may need permission from the property owner where the dumpster is located), "trash outs" of foreclosed properties, and salvaging from abandoned properties. I HIGHLY recommend that everyone familiarize themselves with the local and state laws where they live regarding salvage, abandoned property, and trespass, BEFORE hunting in this manner.

Just my two cents

Good response. I used to work for a bank and foreclosed on my share of properties. Whether you like the banks or not, detecting on the land without permission is like tresspassing. No doubt people here would hate to have their lawns dug just because someone thought they weren't occupied. And for the people who are buying the homes, they like to have an intact lawn, not an abused one. Also, those banks pay to keep the properties. The loss due to vandalism just gets passed on to the depositors, so someone is paying for it, and it probably isn't the bank you dislike. That's an additional 2 cents worth, if I may.