An unfortunate reality of life for homeowners and commercial building owners is the sudden inability to keep up on the mortgage payments.
Sometimes it is simply the result of bad business circumstances that cause a company to default on mortgage payments. Eventually, this can also lead to a commercial foreclosure.
According to All Law,
“Commercial foreclosures are, in most cases, very similar to residential foreclosures. The foreclosure may be nonjudicial or judicial depending on the state where the property is located and what the loan documents dictate.
With both nonjudicial and judicial commercial foreclosures, the process starts when the borrower defaults on the mortgage.”
For residential homeowners, however, falling behind on their mortgage can also lead to a painful foreclosure proceeding.
Foreclosures are difficult for individuals who have defaulted on their loans, whether that be residential or commercial, but it can also be challenging for those holding the mortgage the foreclosed property. And part of that is the foreclosure cleanout that often needs to be done.
This is a scene that often plays out throughout the East Bay and in Contra Costa County, whether that’s in Concord, Walnut Creek, or Dublin. And these foreclosed properties are often vacated and left with assorted pieces of furniture, appliances, and other abandoned items.
Residential properties are sometimes left vacant, but with piles of old clothing, furniture, trash, and other debris cluttering up the house.
And, whether it’s a commercial or residential property, a foreclosure cleanout will be required.
Nobody Wants to Deal with Foreclosure Cleanouts
Both commercial and residential real estate professionals are fully aware that working with foreclosed properties means they may also have to clear out junk abandoned by former tenants. In the case of residential foreclosures, the prior residents may feel they have little incentive to leave the property in a clean or even undamaged condition when they leave.
It’s an unfortunate reality that many foreclosed properties, both residential and commercial, are often left littered with unwanted junk, garbage, debris, abandoned office equipment or furniture, and other items that the previous occupants didn’t want to remove and haul away themselves.
The task of cleaning out these properties often becomes the responsibility of the real estate professional working with the property or some other representative of the bank or finance company holding the title deed to the property.
However, real estate professionals have far better things to be doing in the course of managing a foreclosure sale than cleaning junk and garbage out of their empty properties. This means having a suitable vehicle like a truck, possibly a tarp and tie-downs, and some assistance with the cleanup and loading, etc.
And then all the junk that is loaded up has to be properly disposed of at either a waste transfer station or a landfill, if possible. None of these tasks falls under the job description of a bank officer or real estate agent!
This is why hiring a firm like Junk King Contra Costa is your best choice when faced with a foreclosure cleanout.
Junk King is the nation’s leading business-to-business junk removal service and our real estate junk removal services are perfectly suited for taking care of foreclosure cleanouts for you. And once we’re done and have swept everything up behind us, that’s one unsavory task you can check off your to-do list – and a big step toward getting your property ready to sell or rent.
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The Best of Times or the Worst of Times, Foreclosures Happen
Foreclosures occur in the best of economic times and especially when things are not doing well in the economy. While no region in the US is currently suffering anywhere near the number of foreclosures that occurred during the last recession, they do continue to happen every month.
According to recent information from RealtyTrac.com, the foreclosure trends in Contra Costa County are far better than this time last year, but there are still hundreds of residential properties in some stage of foreclosure. And the current foreclosure rate for the county is 1 in every 7,120 homes.
The top five cities for foreclosure activity in the region are:
- Diablo at 1 in every 270
- Orinda at 1 in every 3556
- Richmond at 1 in every 3876
- Concord at 1 in every 4947
- Walnut Creek at 1 in every 5083
Commercial foreclosures are a bit more difficult to pin down, but with the recent impact of COVID-19 and the subsequent shut-downs and economic fallout, it is certain that the number of commercial properties going into default has risen dramatically.
While this article is focused on foreclosure cleanouts, the fact remains that even leased commercial spaces can be suddenly and unexpectedly vacated. And the result can be the same: piles of debris, abandoned furniture and unwanted equipment, and a variety of other junk items that still need to be removed and disposed of.
The bottom line is that in any economy, foreclosures and vacated properties are a part of the real estate professional’s world. And foreclosure cleanouts need to be done all the time.
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Why Choose Junk King Contra Costa for Your Foreclosure Cleanouts?
When you hire Junk King, you’re hiring the industry’s Number One junk removal service.
At Junk King Contra Costa, we use two-person teams with an oversized junk removal truck. Our trucks are up to 30 percent larger than our competitor’s trucks, which allows us to take more for less and with fewer trips. That’s good for you and for the environment!
From Alameda to Fremont, we remove and dispose of junk safely and always with our award-winning service.
And, in addition to our great service, you should know that fair and transparent pricing is one of the hallmarks of our company. In fact, our prices are the lowest in our service area, which includes Hayward, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and all over the Alameda and Contra Costa County region.
Green Foreclosure Cleanouts is the Junk King Contra Costa Way
At Junk King Contra Costa, we think using landfills for junk is the last resort.
This is why our standard disposal process begins with recycling, reusing, and repurposing as much material as possible, up to 60 percent of it, in fact.
Being green isn’t something we say to sell our services – it’s what we’ve been since our beginnings. In fact, when Junk King was founded in 2005, we were the first recycling-based junk removal service in the United States.
And we have continued to recycle, repurpose, and reuse as much of everything that we pick up at every location.
Including Contra Costa and Alameda!
What most people think of as worthless “junk” is actually made up of largely recyclable materials. That means that most everything we pick can be recycled or reused.
At Junk King Contra Costa, this is why we are committed to disposing of unwanted junk using proper recycling and disposal methods as much as possible.
And, if the items you must get rid of include office equipment, working appliances, or even furniture items in good condition, we will work to find a new home for them utilizing our relationships with local organizations.
For local, professional, and eco-friendly foreclosure cleanout services, Junk King Contra Costa is your best choice.
Your Local Foreclosure Cleanout Experts for Contra Costa and Alameda Counties
Junk King Contra Costa will provide you with efficient, safe, and eco-friendly junk removal and foreclosure cleanout service so you don’t need to worry about the cleanout and disposal of all that junk. You can rest assured that our experienced junk removal team will carefully remove and haul off any types of junk left in your residential or commercial space.
Ready to clean out that foreclosed property? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.
You need only make an appointment with us by booking online above, or by giving us a call at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).
Our professional and insured junk removal team will show up at your property and call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once we’re on-site, we will provide you a free quote based on how much room your junk takes up in our truck.
You simply point and we load all the junk, debris, and trash items into our junk removal trucks and haul them away with no hidden fees.
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