Comments on: Treasure Hunting Empty Houses http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ann http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-123557 Ann Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:22:41 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-123557 baselle, I recommend only going through houses you pay to reside in. Good point, though. baselle,

I recommend only going through houses you pay to reside in.

Good point, though.

]]> By: baselle http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-123532 baselle Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:06:00 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-123532 Be careful. Someone's empty, abandoned house might be a house in probate. We had a number of things walk away from our farm by thieves. Be careful. Someone’s empty, abandoned house might be a house in probate. We had a number of things walk away from our farm by thieves.

]]> By: dan http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-122067 dan Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:26:25 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-122067 Interesting. I will have to pay better attention when going through empty houses in the future. I wonder how many houses out there have secret compartments with hidden treasures that have long been forgotten. Interesting. I will have to pay better attention when going through empty houses in the future. I wonder how many houses out there have secret compartments with hidden treasures that have long been forgotten.

]]> By: Susan http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121976 Susan Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:30:05 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121976 I don't know where my lucky box of goodies came from but I was presented with an assortment of stuff by an apartment manager in Oakland, CA before we moved to San Diego. In it was one sterling silver fork which weighed over 2ozs. This was 1979 and at the time the Hunt brothers had driven up the price of silver. I bundled my little 1 year old daughter in the stroller and we walked to the San Diego Coin and Silver Store. I sold that one fork for over $40. I proceeded to buy groceries and flannel to make pajamas for my daughter and husband for Valentine's. That story reminds me of the joy of unexpected treasures in the most unusual of places. I don’t know where my lucky box of goodies came from but I was presented with an assortment of stuff by an apartment manager in Oakland, CA before we moved to San Diego. In it was one sterling silver fork which weighed over 2ozs. This was 1979 and at the time the Hunt brothers had driven up the price of silver. I bundled my little 1 year old daughter in the stroller and we walked to the San Diego Coin and Silver Store. I sold that one fork for over $40. I proceeded to buy groceries and flannel to make pajamas for my daughter and husband for Valentine’s. That story reminds me of the joy of unexpected treasures in the most unusual of places.

]]> By: liuxuewu http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121945 liuxuewu Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:13:50 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121945 I can't express myself in english very well ,but i like Financial and i need your help thank you ! I can’t express myself in english very well ,but i like Financial and i need your help thank you !

]]> By: Fern http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121942 Fern Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:01:26 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121942 oh, what an interesting idea. Never really spent much time considering this, though my sister and I years ago explored one or two 'abandoned' farms. I rescued an old pitchfork which i later sold at a tag sale, i guess cus it looked old. Go figure. My grandparents used to hide a significant amount of cash behind a loose cinderblock in their basement. My grandmother showed us where it was, should anything eve happen to them. Years later, my grandfather died and we moved my grandmother to a retirement community in another state. Neither my mom nor I ever knew if the $$ was removed before we sold the house (to the neighbors across the street). Always makes me wonder... oh, what an interesting idea. Never really spent much time considering this, though my sister and I years ago explored one or two ‘abandoned’ farms. I rescued an old pitchfork which i later sold at a tag sale, i guess cus it looked old. Go figure.

My grandparents used to hide a significant amount of cash behind a loose cinderblock in their basement. My grandmother showed us where it was, should anything eve happen to them. Years later, my grandfather died and we moved my grandmother to a retirement community in another state. Neither my mom nor I ever knew if the $$ was removed before we sold the house (to the neighbors across the street). Always makes me wonder…

]]> By: Joey http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121762 Joey Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:27:38 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121762 OK that reminded me. Same house... Our first Water/Power bill was over $400, for ONE month! I immediately started regretting the house because had no idea expenses were THAT high. And to make it worse, the pool was empty. So how much worse would it be then? Well one day were trying to trouble shoot a bad wire in our kitchen. Turns out it wasn't tied into the correct fuse in our box. So after not being able to figure out which breaker it was, we shut off the entire house. We noticed that when doing that the neighbor's central A/C unit turned. We turned back on our power, their unit kicks back on. We could hear it. Turns out that particular line was wired directly into the incoming power line bypassing the fuses. Ok, problem in and of itself. But OUR FREAKING neighbor's central A/C (and we later found out pool) was wired into OUR house!!!! One phone call remedied that. The neighbor and I never got along after that. Go figure. OK that reminded me. Same house…

Our first Water/Power bill was over $400, for ONE month! I immediately started regretting the house because had no idea expenses were THAT high. And to make it worse, the pool was empty. So how much worse would it be then?

Well one day were trying to trouble shoot a bad wire in our kitchen. Turns out it wasn’t tied into the correct fuse in our box.

So after not being able to figure out which breaker it was, we shut off the entire house. We noticed that when doing that the neighbor’s central A/C unit turned. We turned back on our power, their unit kicks back on. We could hear it.

Turns out that particular line was wired directly into the incoming power line bypassing the fuses. Ok, problem in and of itself. But OUR FREAKING neighbor’s central A/C (and we later found out pool) was wired into OUR house!!!!

One phone call remedied that. The neighbor and I never got along after that. Go figure.

]]> By: topbizopps http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121757 topbizopps Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:54:35 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121757 I didn't know people doing that! Funny! Must be therapeutic for ya, huh? I didn’t know people doing that! Funny! Must be therapeutic for ya, huh?

]]> By: Annie Jones http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121666 Annie Jones Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:57:01 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121666 The best thing I ever found in a rental was that the cable was still hooked up. And it stayed that way the entire 3-1/2 years we lived there. The best thing I ever found in a rental was that the cable was still hooked up. And it stayed that way the entire 3-1/2 years we lived there.

]]> By: Fred333 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121547 Fred333 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:04:16 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/10/02/101807_treasure-hunting-empty-houses.html#comment-121547 Cool article. I have found stuff in my grandparents house after that passed that was actually pretty valuable. Cool article. I have found stuff in my grandparents house after that passed that was actually pretty valuable.

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