I have paid for my dads funeral, final living expenses, closed all his accounts took owner ship of what is left as probate comes to a end.
I was a only child so I have to go through this alone with no help as I am all that is left of my family.
I was left with a house that sits on 4 acres of land and my dad loved yard work so he had planted trees and shrubs all over must a 100 of them!
It's so much yard work to do I spend my weekends mowing his grass and mine so I end up with no weekends.
I work 11 hours a day 5 days week. Do people still work on the weekends? That's what my dad taught me the weekend was for but having two yards to mow and errands on the weekend is to much.
It seems most new houses have 0 trees and shrubs.
There are so many things inside the house to do to, all mom and dads things are left just there! I was trying to collect the items that meant something to me but there is just to much stuff over 50 years of cloths and things.
Are there any companies that can come in and move all the furniture, clothes and so on? A co-worker says just call goodwill or get someone to do a estate sale.
I don't know if i want to sell or get a property management place to rent it.
I feel like to rent it i will have to fix it up and spend money that i do not have but if i sell it i will not get as much because of all the yard work.
I have come to terms with my parents being gone it's the mess left behind.
Thanks for reading.
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People can be hired to pack anything. I have done so in the past, packing homes when the tenants have passed, or just moved. Having no emotional connection to anything makes it much easier to get done.
You will not begrudge a cent you pay others to pack and clean.
If you want to keep the house and rent it out, hire a property manager. It's not cheap, but worth it.
However, this place sounds way too big to be a good rental. 4 acres? That's a ranch!
But carrying the note is a different story and earns income on the property.
It also gives you a bigger pool of buyers, because many good people can not qualify for a traditional mortgage.
You use an agency to handle everything, including monthly payments and the buyers pay their fee. It's something like 40.00 monthly.
If you require a large enough down payment it creates a situation where the purchaser doesn't want to default. You make the fees and penalties big enough that they want to pay on time and you make the insurance requirements protect you and the house from them destroying it on the way out if they decide they are willing to give up the big down pmt. You win if they walk because you have the property and their money to fix it up.
You would use an agency to handle all the payments that they pay for. This would make foreclosure notice and filing easy. You do nothing but collect the monthly payment.
You do have options.
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I have a box for old, worn out items that I mark as rags. Many businesses have a need for one time use cloth rags and pay a buck fifty a pound for them. It also gives someone a project cutting them up. This is beneficial to organizations that are dealing with job skills, rehab, etc.
When it comes to clothes, if they are way out of style bag them and put them in one of those drop boxes or throw away. If nice, donate them to a clothing closet.
My MIL found an auction place that took everything she wasn't taking to Fla when she moved. All she took was her kitchen stuff and her bedroom set. Not a high end auction house. We live it what was farm country.
See if there is a Habitat for Humanity in your area. Ours came with a truck and took all Moms furniture away. Thrift shops will take things. We had one ran by a Church school. All profits went towards scholarships.
The house, I would sell it. A young couple may buy it as a fixer upper so sell "as is". My Moms house ended up being an albatross.
Hope your using a riding mower.
I don't see how anyone has the stomach to be a landlord on a singles family home.
Hire a Realtor to sell the property and invest the proceeds. It doesn't sound like you're interested in being a landlord, so just get rid of the property.
Don't be afraid to hire people to help with these jobs. They're well worth their fees.
I would hire someone to rent it and let them deal with the headache but still if i have to put 30k into it before hand it would take 3 yrs to get that back and then if something breaks.
I could get around 1,000 a month for it.
Try not to save too much. In the aftermath of a death, we sometimes look at everything with rose colored glasses and hang on to stuff we don't need.
Then, sell the house in an 'as-is' condition. Younger people with all that energy and drive would love to make this house a home for them!
An unoccupied house will begin to deteriorate quickly, no matter how hard you work at it. And you'll grow to hate it.
The day we sold my FIL's last property, I was so happy. I'd worked for many hours to 'flip it' and get top dollar. It sold in one day.
What would one of these places be called that would come in a take all there cloths and chairs etc? Wouldn't i have to pack up the cloths?
Your right about emotion, i feel like a bad human being if i throw out mom and dads things but i have no use or room for it.
There are still young families that find value in a green, shaded yard. Even with the work involved.
I would contact an estate sale company, at least you will get a little cash. Or sell it "as is" there are lots of flippers that buy full houses.
I am sorry for your loss and I pray that you find the way through this difficult situation.