Contracting for cleaning out foreclosures

**ScrapperNJ26** · 09-23-2011, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

I would charge more than just $60 to do a clean out unless your fees are nothing at all, or very, very little.

Here, it took me a while to find a landfill that would take just about EVERYTHING, and for the majority of stuff, I just have to pay $60 a ton to dump.

Also, be careful, because some foreclosure agents will get so many, that they might give you like 10 in 1 day...don't want to spread yourself thin, and look like you cant handle the work.

I would definitely go for whatever has suggested. Sellers agents for the banks, realtors, property preservation companies, etc.

This is how I got a few of mine.

I have gotten REAL lucky with the complexes though, I just take the appliances which are all disconnected and out of the laundry area and kitchen usually in the living room. I don't do a full clean out of them (no trash) so I just basically charge them time and fuel. It takes me about 30 minutes at most to pull them out if upstairs. I like the flat rate though because there will never be any issues as to what I'm taking or not taking. I'll do this for this amount and that's it. The maintenance guys need something to do. Takes me about 10 minutes per machine to rip them down, so I think it's a pretty good arrangement for me. I live in a condo, so I run to my cousin's shop, rip stuff down real quick throw stuff in a big blue tote run to the yard and I'm done for the day. My dad strips the wire and tears down the motors and vacuum cleaners and stuff. He likes doing it so we split whatever I get in copper 50/50. He likes TV's after he actually really ripped one down. Lmao

**GeorgeB** · 09-23-2011, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by ScrapperNJ26

I have gotten REAL lucky with the complexes though, I just take the appliances which are all disconnected and out of the laundry area and kitchen usually in the living room. I don't do a full clean out of them (no trash) so I just basically charge them time and fuel. It takes me about 30 minutes at most to pull them out if upstairs. I like the flat rate though because there will never be any issues as to what I'm taking or not taking. I'll do this for this amount and that's it. The maintenance guys need something to do. Takes me about 10 minutes per machine to rip them down, so I think it's a pretty good arrangement for me. I live in a condo, so I run to my cousin's shop, rip stuff down real quick throw stuff in a big blue tote run to the yard and I'm done for the day. My dad strips the wire and tears down the motors and vacuum cleaners and stuff. He likes doing it so we split whatever I get in copper 50/50. He likes TV's after he actually really ripped one down. Lmao

Yeah, I used not to charge at all for metal pickups, but now I do. Just depends on quantity and location for me, and how much actual work is involved from the time I arrive, till I leave.