FARMERS BRANCH – Most of the modest houses along this street off Josey Lane are sporting some kind of Christmas decorations.
Contractor Rich Dake looks over the condition of a foreclosed house in Farmers Branch before he and his crew get to work preparing it for resale.
But the only sign of the season at one home reads: "This house has been winterized."
"We put these signs up at all of the properties," said Rich Dake, who cuts off the water and treats the drains in foreclosed houses to prevent freezes.
An attic air conditioner was apparently a good idea to a former resident of a foreclosed home in Farmers Branch.
"Last week, we took three trailer loads of trash out of this place," he said. "You wouldn't believe what I've found."
Stolen appliances, oceans of junk and even the occasional abandoned cat – it's all part of the business of securing and fixing up Dallas-area foreclosed homes.
After more than 20 years in the business of handling foreclosed properties, Dake has a sixth sense about what he's going to discover in an empty house.
"Usually before I even open the door, I can tell what I'm going to find inside."
The three-bedroom house was a bit worse than usual. "It was stacked deep with boxes and trash," said Dake, of Contractor Services Unlimited Inc.
Out back, under a collapsed patio cover, were more piles of junk.
Dake and his work crew emptied the place out, swept and vacuumed the floors, cleaned the kitchen and cut the grass.
The lender that owns the property decided to sell "as is" – complete with cracks in the walls and carpet that's seen better days.
"This is the kind of house an investor will buy, put a little money into it and rent it out," Dake said.
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Contractor Rich Dake looks over the condition of a foreclosed house in Farmers Branch before he and his crew get to work preparing it for resale.
But the only sign of the season at one home reads: "This house has been winterized."
"We put these signs up at all of the properties," said Rich Dake, who cuts off the water and treats the drains in foreclosed houses to prevent freezes.
An attic air conditioner was apparently a good idea to a former resident of a foreclosed home in Farmers Branch.
"Last week, we took three trailer loads of trash out of this place," he said. "You wouldn't believe what I've found."
Stolen appliances, oceans of junk and even the occasional abandoned cat – it's all part of the business of securing and fixing up Dallas-area foreclosed homes.
After more than 20 years in the business of handling foreclosed properties, Dake has a sixth sense about what he's going to discover in an empty house.
"Usually before I even open the door, I can tell what I'm going to find inside."
The three-bedroom house was a bit worse than usual. "It was stacked deep with boxes and trash," said Dake, of Contractor Services Unlimited Inc.
Out back, under a collapsed patio cover, were more piles of junk.
Dake and his work crew emptied the place out, swept and vacuumed the floors, cleaned the kitchen and cut the grass.
The lender that owns the property decided to sell "as is" – complete with cracks in the walls and carpet that's seen better days.
"This is the kind of house an investor will buy, put a little money into it and rent it out," Dake said.
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