Lets rethink this.....
This needs to move to the Super section,I know....
I was just thinking... Most old homes that are torn down here were rentals for the last 15 to 50 years of their useful home lives. What happens is the homes are owned by slumlords that milk all the use out of the home and never do anything to them until they are ready to fall down. Many of the homes are quite large,and were high end homes in their day. Some were split into 3 or 4 living units. Some of the people that rent the homes over the years are low income folks. Those are the same people that buy used appliances,as they can't afford new ones.When the appliances "give out" or the people move on,they sometimes just leave the unwanted items behind. The slumlords usually do not clean out the basements. After the houses are finally condemed the slumlord will let the house go back to the city for taxes,or back to the bank. The whole process takes usually takes years before the house is finally salvaged and torn down.
So if the house has been a rental for 50 years,has had many people live there for all those years,who buy appliances when they are already 10 to 20 years old..... And the house has sat vacant for 5 to 20 years,and the basements are never cleaned out..... What classics are in the basements of these condemed houses??
I know the people who own the old house salvage company in Fort Wayne. I have bought some things from them over the years,and they are good people to deal with. I am going to print some photos of some of the things I would like to find,and ask them to keep an eye out for me. If I offer them a finders fee, I am sure they will look for anything I ask for.
Has anyone found anything this way before?
Thanks for the tip Compwhiz
Rick
