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In response to "Do they take EVERYTHING? Like do they burn your photo albums? -- nm" by Guigue

and like, what do they do with it? I'm a little confused as to how it could be gone forever.

Posted by mafic Sep 7 '12, 07:07

I imagine there's a process where they keep what they think might have some auctionable value, but would they trash the rest? that doesn't make much sense.

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i can actually see them putting a dumpster on the front lawn and just heaving stuff into it. -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 07:09 5
- I have heard/read many stories about contractors whose job it is to clean out foreclosed homes. - loosilu Sep 7, 07:32
- yeah, but if nothing else some of the possessions could be used as leverage, and others could be sold. -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 07:12 2
  - the bank doesn't touch the stuff themselves. They have contractors. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 07:32 1
    - yeah, the amount of time/money the bank would spend trying to sort would, i'm sure, almost never be worth it in terms of value gained. -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 07:34
- yup, their job is to clean out and secure the house. what do they care what's in it? -- nm - znufrii Sep 7, 07:10

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and like, what do they do with it? I'm a little confused as to how it could be gone forever.

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