So Much Stuff–Buying a “Hoarder” Property

Chronicles of Our Desert Homestead–Ch. 3

We leased the homestead house back to the original owners, Jim and Jan, for sixty days.

Thirty of those days have nearly passed, Jim and Jan still have no idea where they are going to be moving.

Ken and I have been helping them pack box after box of stuff. Did I mention they have SO MUCH STUFF? It’s a full-on hoarder situation, with the note that there’s not a lot of garbage. It's just mass accumulation and a psychological barrier that prevents letting go, even though the sale of this stuff likely could have prevented the foreclosure before we bought the place.

Here are some shots of “stuff” (and this only represents about 1/15th of what’s going on):

We’ve also been helping keep the house clean because, with their health situation, they aren’t managing that part too well on their own.

Sixty days seemed like it should be plenty of time, but reality is setting in. We might end up with adopted grandparents forever.