Just won foreclosure sale...what about stuff in the house??

[Emmett Dempsey]

Well we just won our first Florida foreclosure sale..yeah!  Well the first one that should go to CT anyway, lol.  The house is vacant based on driving by during the day and night (no lights on).  I went onto the property and there is a ton of crap inside and outside the home.

I don't think the owners are there or another tenant.  Does the stuff inside convey with the property?  Do I need a writ of possession?  

Anyone with similar experience?  

[Jennifer Beadles]

@Emmett Dempsey not sure if its the same in Florida, but when we buy a property in Washington the previous owner has 20 days to claim any personal property, which includes the appliances. For liability reasons, I always change the locks immediately and then post near the front door my phone number for the owner to call and claim his stuff. I take lots of photos, and anything that is clearly trash I have thrown out. Anything else we store in the garage for that 20 days. Kind of a pain but I'd rather not have the owner make claims that he had valuables still in the property. 

Also, don't forget to get insurance ASAP. 

I also don't start spending a lot of money and doing a lot of work until Monday, just in case the sale gets withdrawn due to bankruptcy.