Drive over and take a look. If it's too far gone, contact the local fire departments.

That is what has been happening to these. It is not as uncommon as you would think for these "cat houses". Think about the contractors that had to clean up the super dome and convention center in NOLA. I assume that they have respirators and tyvek suits. My guess is that someone would have to strip the house out to the studs and take off a lot of debris (there are people that do this for fire damaged houses, for example) and rebuild. It doesnt sound like the house was worth much to begin with though.

Asking for help is the first step in the right direction.I believe the OP stated that the cats are all gone.If so the first step I would think is to figure out how much to clean up the house!

ArbolLoco said:xpguy said:she's hiding in the basement with 30 more new catsYou're right... these women are like pedophiles... they can't stop.

And ripping up the floors is going to cost WAY more than $2k. They might want to consider demolition.

err... no one is talking about ripping the floors... just clean up and mask the odors so that people can at least walk in. Then, sell as fixer upper.

So:
1. empty the house of everything
2. wash every corner of the house
3. some fresh paint
4. cut the grass
5. sell as fixer upper

You will be amazed of the power of soap and water.

sdeals said:ArbolLoco said:xpguy said:she's hiding in the basement with 30 more new catsYou're right... these women are like pedophiles... they can't stop.

And ripping up the floors is going to cost WAY more than $2k. They might want to consider demolition.

err... no one is talking about ripping the floors... just clean up and mask the odors so that people can at least walk in. Then, sell as fixer upper.

So:
1. empty the house of everything
2. wash every corner of the house
3. some fresh paint
4. cut the grass
5. sell as fixer upper

You will be amazed of the power of soap and water. The urine of 30 cats left uncleaned for several years will DISINTEGRATE the carpets and much of the structure below it. I'll say it again. The urine of 30 cats left uncleaned for several years will DISINTEGRATE the carpets and much of the structure below it.

Cat Ladies are incredibly fascinating....gross, but fascinating.

Don't think of this as all gloom and doom OP. Keep a positive attitude, you should be able to get out of this with minimal financial impact if you're willing to put a little work into it.

As stated before, your first step has to be to check the place out for yourself. You'll probably know within just a matter of minutes of looking it over whether it's worth salvaging.

Try to get your brothers to chip in too. I find it interesting that neither you, or your brothers seem at all concerned about your mother or her well-being (both psycological and physical).

Is there a crazycatladies.com or something, where I can keep up with the latest news?

limeygit said:OK, this probably should go into Hot Deals... But here is a crazy cat lady action figure...

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11377.html


All right, I promise, no more OT...HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

didYOUsearch said:you know, i would ask, but.....I hate cats and I hate old ladies [except for my grandmother]... and I love the saying... "be careful what you wish for!" I find it amusing when old ladies and cats get together and what results is HELL ON EARTH. It's just funny to me.

Maybe it has to do with the fact that I used to chase cats around when I was a kid in full camo... and the old ladies would always be on the lookout for me... "LEAVE THAT CAT ALONE!!!"

Hi Simmer,
I sent you an E-mail.

Jeff

Im sure OP is getting purchase offers via PM as we speak ...hey posting a thread might not be a bad sales strategy!

Not even crack bums would set foot in this house... even with the carpets ripped out and burned.