I am facing a big project- cleaning out my estranged father's home in Houston - he recently had a debilitatiing stroke. He survived, but will need long-term care in a nursing facility for the rest of his life. I've always known he was a messy guy, but when I saw his living situation after the stroke, he's been hoarding and living without electricity for years. I need to find a way to clear out his home and quickly! He rents and has next no assets and little cash. Plus i live out of state and every visit to Houston to help him out is time sensitive. Is there a service that can help and be able to help out financially? I'm young, just starting out and unable to afford what looks like a big and expensive project. Does anyone have advice for a service in Houston?

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I've seen several requests for help or info , but no replies re: finding clean up services that are affordable. Does anyone have any referrals for services in New Jersey ? Thank you

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I am in New York State - I just got a quote to remove everything : garbage, old furniture, & clean up - ballpark figure was between 10,000 & 20,000. The house is a small 3 bedroom with a den. Only two rooms are really bad, with one room needing an animal waste clean - up . I was of course shocked , the owner/ franchise suggested that family ckean up two worst rooms & we'd talk a few days after. He then had another offer : to remove all junk, etc, but not wash & disinfect walls & floors for 1/2 the price. Still waiting for return call for estimate. Owner knows we're in a desperate situation racing against time, when town & county start investigating & were also trying to find a place for our relative to live ( won't stay with any relatives). Have tried to compare prices, although all companies say they need to do an on site estimate. Sounds like the quote is about right- who knows? Best of luck to you- any suggestions would be appreciated . Cara

I am in New York State - I just got a quote to remove everything : garbage, old furniture, & clean up - ballpark figure was between 10,000 & 20,000. The house is a small 3 bedroom with a den. Only two rooms are really bad, with one room needing an animal waste clean - up . I was of course shocked , the owner/ franchise suggested that family ckean up two worst rooms & we'd talk a few days after. He then had another offer : to remove all junk, etc, but not wash & disinfect walls & floors for 1/2 the price. Still waiting for return call for estimate. Owner knows we're in a desperate situation racing against time, when town & county start investigating & were also trying to find a place for our relative to live ( won't stay with any relatives). Have tried to compare prices, although all companies say they need to do an on site estimate. Sounds like the quote is about right- who knows? Best of luck to you- any suggestions would be appreciated . Cara

Daughter, I had approximately two days of work done for around $2000. However, I did not have "boxes and boxes" to be gone through, just a lot of stuff to be thrown out. If your place is not dirty, perhaps you can check on professional organizers to help. Or each relative could work on a box until they are done.

I'm pretty sure that is corrcect. I was quoted 10-12k for a one week service. We could do that if we could find a home equity loan without an inspection. Best of luck to you. I'll keep you in my prayers.

My elderly Mom has moved from her home into senior living, and I have spent weeks trying to go through all the boxes and piles. So I called a hoarder clean-up service in her town to give me a bid. They observed that the house isn't dirty--just full of dusty boxes and excess quantities of everything. I got a bid of $5,500 for 3-4 people working for two days, removing trash and sorting good items into categories--for estate sale, storage, etc. After expenses, it will be about $315/hour, for 3 & maybe 4 workers. Is that normal? There's no way Mom will agree to pay more than $1,800 for two days work, so we're not even in the same ballpark. Can anyone tell me what they paid?