Well, it took all week, but Hubby (with help from Son) finally started the renovation for the flipping property. It literally took almost two weeks (and lots and lots of trips to Good Will) to get all of the previous owners belongings out of the house. Some tips: Good Will will take as much as you can give them, but not furniture; many people will recycle scrap metal, and will come pick up unwield objects like stoves and refridgerators; even with all of the above, a lot will need to be thrown out. We ended up completely filling two big dumpsters and we didn't really have a lot of furniture. Hoping to sell a washer/dryer and still have a lot of stuff on Ebay tonight! Also, put a "free stuff" posting on Craigs list about the wheel chair ramp. Many inquiries. We won't make any money directly, but won't have to pay the labor or disposal costs for taking it out (plus I feel better by not throwing it out).
Hubby and son basically did some demolition today. The kitchen cabinets were removed and some weird ceiling tiles were also removed (luckily the ceiling above these tiles is in pretty good shape). Still lots of dust and I'm worried about son's allergies and asthma. He said the biggest problem was the overhead stuff. Hopefully we won't need another dumpster, because there actually was not that much demo on this place. It will be exciting to see it take shape. It already looks bigger because the contents are gone.
Unfortunately the day ended on a sour note when Hubby got the results of his eviction proceedings in the mail. Very frustrating, but the judge did not grant the full amount. It appears as if May's rent was not included. The tenant now has until a certain to pay or we can file for "possession". The possession thing means that they will be given 10 days to move out or we can lock them out. I'm not really crazy about this prospect, and we still aren't sure about the process for collecting on the judgement.
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