How to encourage hoarder to sell while they drag their feet?

[Alex Kolbo]

How to motivate a seller to sell who isn’t procrastinating to sell?

There is the perfect house I would love to buy as my first rental, especially since it’s my neighbors house and it is an eyesore but could be easy to renovate. It’s been vacant for 7 years and was/is a hoarder house. I finally got in touch with the homeowner and they live in town in a different hoarder house. They said they want to sell but just haven’t found the time to clean it out. I told them I would buy as is but they said they are not interested because they have stuff in the house they want to keep/sell and clean it all out so they can get top dollar, but they just haven’t started. If it wasn’t a neighboring house I would give up but any tips on how to convince them to sell?

[Bruce Woodruff]

Hoarders are not mentally 'normal'...they don't think like you do. The typical enticements may not matter to them at all. Their precious junk is more important than money to them.....

I agree with the concept of just make a good offer and move on. Remember that your time is worth money to you. Don't waste it. There are plenty of other houses out there.....