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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 732562" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>The realtor who sold my mom's house was full service. He had an assistant that arranged whatever service was required to show a home. In our case there was no fee, but the property was in good shape.</p><p></p><p>It is very very common that elderly people are unable to take this on, or their children cannot because of distance.</p><p></p><p>This is what I would do, the streamlined approach .</p><p></p><p>Be honest with friend. Everything is infested. It is not usable. If he cannot go back and deal with it, you cannot and will not. There are health issues. Draw a line. Of course he has the option to arrange an alternative.</p><p></p><p>With his consent, have every single thing hauled to the dump. In fact, I would ask him to make the call. You don't want a potential problem. By this point the realtor will have a key. They can let in the people.</p><p></p><p>Get a quote to treat the empty condo. Again the realtor's people should be willing to provide the key or let people in. They will have relationships with pest control people.</p><p></p><p>After you talk to your friend I think I might take the advice above and find the top realtor in the area, in terms of sales. I would see if he/she would handle everything. If not everything, they should at least handle access. They might be motivated to take on all of it to get the sale, which, depending on where the property is, could be quite substantial in terms of commission.</p><p></p><p>In no way would I go back and forth. Nor would I personally deal with the home or contents. You will probably have to make one trip. That is all I did. I would not do more.</p><p></p><p>This is not about kindness. It is about reality. Your friend will understand. Or should. At his time of life it is about letting go. It is part of life. He has already left the stuff.</p><p></p><p>Nobody could be more attached to her home and furniture than was my mother. When she left she never looked back.</p><p></p><p>PS I just looked online. If just one pregnant bedbug is missed, within 3 months the home can be reinfested to the tune of 10000 bugs! I would explain to friend the potential risk involved for him should he even selectively remove belongings. I am wondering if even after treatment, that this needs to be disclosed to a potential buyer. But I am neither an attorney nor realtor so I do not know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 732562, member: 18958"] The realtor who sold my mom's house was full service. He had an assistant that arranged whatever service was required to show a home. In our case there was no fee, but the property was in good shape. It is very very common that elderly people are unable to take this on, or their children cannot because of distance. This is what I would do, the streamlined approach . Be honest with friend. Everything is infested. It is not usable. If he cannot go back and deal with it, you cannot and will not. There are health issues. Draw a line. Of course he has the option to arrange an alternative. With his consent, have every single thing hauled to the dump. In fact, I would ask him to make the call. You don't want a potential problem. By this point the realtor will have a key. They can let in the people. Get a quote to treat the empty condo. Again the realtor's people should be willing to provide the key or let people in. They will have relationships with pest control people. After you talk to your friend I think I might take the advice above and find the top realtor in the area, in terms of sales. I would see if he/she would handle everything. If not everything, they should at least handle access. They might be motivated to take on all of it to get the sale, which, depending on where the property is, could be quite substantial in terms of commission. In no way would I go back and forth. Nor would I personally deal with the home or contents. You will probably have to make one trip. That is all I did. I would not do more. This is not about kindness. It is about reality. Your friend will understand. Or should. At his time of life it is about letting go. It is part of life. He has already left the stuff. Nobody could be more attached to her home and furniture than was my mother. When she left she never looked back. PS I just looked online. If just one pregnant bedbug is missed, within 3 months the home can be reinfested to the tune of 10000 bugs! I would explain to friend the potential risk involved for him should he even selectively remove belongings. I am wondering if even after treatment, that this needs to be disclosed to a potential buyer. But I am neither an attorney nor realtor so I do not know. [/QUOTE]
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