Brother and Sister PASS AWAY, leaving their neighboring homes UNTAMED 

Haha thank you!!

I concur! We have not yet discovered the whereabouts of The Lost Eagle of The IXth! It's still out there!

government and "essentials" are the reason why wealth is stolen from families every minute every day. Honest trade among friendship! Article 1 Section 10

@@greenmirror5555 as I recall article 1 had to do with what states can not do. I don’t see where this applies in this friendly conversation, but allllrighty then

Brother?

I guess they wanted to be close but needed their privacy. I get it.

@@marigeobrien My family used to have two houses (each two-story with a basement and three bedrooms, very similar floor plans) side-by-side in Chicago. When I was little, my mom and I lived in one, and my grandmother was right next door in the other. They helped each other out a lot, but had their own living spaces, which was a lot more comfortable for both of them. (They were very much alike, with all the positives AND negatives that implies. :D)

It is sweet---but also speaks 'Sad' to me...perhaps neither ever married---and never had any kids? That's sad to me. Although I'm glad they looked after one another as best they could.

@@stardust949 The neighbor mentioned that one of the sister's sons used to come by to trim the yards, so at least one of them had more than one kid. Maybe they moved in next to each other later in life to help one another out?

True

fr, no music so no chance of copy right, hardly anything at all besides the landscaping itself so nothing to demonitize, and a sponsor every other video or so for some gravy on top, hope dudes roling in it

Crazy he doesnt get sponsored by some weed whacker companies yet

Plus---he is staying SUPER FIT by doing all this labor! Add another WIN!

@@stardust949 this man don’t miss.

Yes, I was going to say the same thing.

I was just about to make this comment too

Not technically about the lawns but rather his actions in general respect for others and their belongings, helping others even tho they aren’t asking, puts others before himself, kind, just the attitude he has and personality if more people were like this then the world would be a much better place!

Me too!

He's a real sweetheart!

Helle Spencer, I recently found your videos and have really enjoyed the work you do! Do you know about Tecnu poison ivy products? Great preventative poison ivy creams and sprays! I highly recommend it, I hate poison ivy! 🌱

And that it was brother sister side by side properties makes it so much sadder.. Imagine 5 years apart and watching the lot of the other sibling just going back to nature. Must've been a constant reminder to the surviving sibling of how much time has passed.

I wouldn't say "lifeless". Nature is life. You mean "domesticated".

Just another reminder that we never own anything, we just borrow it for our time here.

There's something kind of beautiful about it like Detroit. Although I totally get what you're saying. The transformation is so cool.

Thank you!

@@SBMowing Get a 5 gal. water container and mount on the back or side of the truck bed. Keep a bottle of Dawn detergent handy and wash up on site within 10 minutes of poison ivy contact. Should help at lot.

​@donpugh6863 you are 💯 % right my friend...

@@donpugh6863 I've gotten good results from early application of Ivarest, after the initial soap and water wash.

I'm immune to poison ivy I use to play in fields of it as a kid. It has no affect on me its pretty wild

I was intrigued by that too! It’s so quiet! And the mulching job it does seems to me neater somehow. A great buy, Spencer!

@@jesusbeloved3953 That new mower SB uses is definitely a "bad boy"! 😂

I flinched when I saw the two bricks exposed. The last time I hit a brick it vaporized and bent a blade 2" in the process.

Not sold, not rented out, not even maintained, just left to decay, they should be repossessed and sold to first home owners

@@madprunes I mean, these houses are done for. They need to be torn down and whole new houses built. Thats super expensive, and probably why the families just let them rot. The government should probably offer to buy them for just the land value, then do the teardown and rebuild to sell to first time home buyers. I doubt even housing developers want to do it.

@@Krynn72 strongly agree. thats been my biggest frustration is that empty homes go to rot while the state govts subsidize all kinds of apartment complexes

Every time I see this I realize government and fraud currency has ruined everyone's lives.

@@madprunes if your government is going to pay and buy those, they would.

Such good advice. Mine will go to my kiddos but they live in another state so I’m sure they will just sell it. None of them would love my little midmod like I do anyway so just as well. Not like I will care at that point…

I was wondering the same thing. Curious to know why the children didn’t sell the property, especially since they were unable to continuously care for it.

You'd be surprised the issues that can prevent houses being sold. There could be liens, no will, title not clear..the list goes on

Being vacant so long I wonder if the city or county effectively owns these since I doubt the property taxes have been paid.

We don't know the conditions of the homes inside, now or when the owners died. They're likely falling apart with leaky roofs, mice, etc. If there is family it's not likely they can afford taxes, insurance, renovation, maintenance and all the other things needed to make the homes habitable.

Thank you for the transformative work you created with these homes.

I was thinking the same thing. So many people can’t find an affordable place to rent. Same problems in Australia

Was coming here to say just this! An emergency kit with all of those items.

Add a bottle or two of Caladryl lotion, which you should have at home.

I've had success using Tecnu poison ivy soap. They also make wipes you could carry with you. I'm very allergic to poison ivy too and I m so sorry you were exposed to it.

This is a really practical and thoughtful idea!

Also VERY allergic. I've got ivy, oak, & sumac that grows on my property. I get it almost every time I have to do yard work even tho I look like a mummy all wrapped up! Just watching this gave me a rash!

who isn't allergic to POISON ivy.

Tec-Nu wash and Foxgloves (elbow length gloves) kept it off my highly allergic wife when nothing else did.

@linebrunelle1004 shut up

Very ugly yards needed your help-.

See the neighbors love you.

They were so nice!!

He is becoming famous.📺🌿

You r a blessing. Thank you so much for caring and may God bless you.

Oh yeah, the one with the leaning bricks? Probably done. The other, *maybe* salvageable, depends on how bad wildlife infiltration has been through exposed spots like under that bay window.

I agree and would definitely follow it!

Thanks for the support!

Thank you so much!

That's just what I was thinking. Why not sell it if you don't want it. It's a waste.

When you see a house that looks like 💩 and you want it, all you have to do is a little quick research into who owns it and make an offer. If nobody owns it then you go to the city to do the same. The city will make sure to look into any possible heir and if their isnt one will begin the process of taking it over and finding a bank to sell it. But if youre lazy and do nothing but day dream and expect others to do things for you or others to handle things for you then thats how nothing gets done.

​@@barbarayoung7077did you even watch the video?

@@k1n63d did you ditwit

​@@k1n63dI don't know what State or City/Town you live in, but they don't "look into possible heirs" of abandoned properties. The son the neighbor mentioned probably doesn't want to deal with it. You can't just take over a property without going to court and paying $$ for research, deed transfer, etc. Maybe the son of the brother or sister didn't have a relationship with their parent, maybe there is an outstanding mortgage, or 2nd mortgage on the house. There's a LOT of reasons someone doesn't want to "inherit" a property, especially if it will cost them money up front to get it in their name, contact the bank if there's a mortgage, going through probate court getting authority as an unnamed heir, finding a will (if there was one), fixing it up to sell, selling it, and doing all the paperwork to accomplish all the previous things I mentioned. If this property was indeed unlived in for the past 4 YEARS, there is no electricity, water, homeowners insurance or property taxes being paid on the property. If that's the case (depending on where it is located), pipes will freeze and burst causing flooding and mold in the home. Banks are not in the real estate business. They never want to foreclose or "take over" an abandoned property (if there is an outstanding loan) on it if humanly possible. It costs a bank way too much time and effort to track down anyone remotely "related to" the property owner. They will "write off" their loss. This property most likely will continue to sit there deteriorating until neighbors (who live on either side) get on the horn to the Town Assessors office/building dept and start complaining tirelessly about the grass, rats or other vermin inhabiting the house, squatters moving in, etc. Apparently, the neighbors on either side don't care that an abandoned property is devaluing THEIR maintained property. This house will eventually collapse on itself and the Town will end up demolishing it and sell the land for a new house to be built.

I can concur. I've mowed yards since I was a kid, but never knew much about weed-eating, especially edging along sidewalks, curbs and such. A few years ago the Lord just started dropping more mowing opportunities in my lap without me even looking for them. I'm doing 10 properties this year as I did last year. What does all this have to do with your comment? I started watching LOTS of mowing videos about 2 years ago, from many channels (SB Mowing, Al Bladez, Cabin on a Hill, Copper Creek Cuts Lawn Care, Top Notch, Fill's Lawn Care, Tim the Lawnmower Man, and others). I was just telling my wife last week how proud I am of how much better my weed-eating has gotten. I can do it a hundred times faster now, my edges are MUCH straighter than before, and everything looks better, yet in much less time. That is all thanks to watching these various mowing channels, paying attention to their technique, and implementing what I saw.

What a nice compliment

Or at least pay a company to maintain the upkeep so the property can remain in good condition and not bring down the home value of other nearby houses.

Agree. That many years in a housing shortage wouldn’t making money be a good think as well as homing a family? Think that even if it was the bank getting the house the bank in 5 years would have sold it. Anyway awesome job!!!! Exhausted watching you work. House flipping shows should follow him around.

Sometimes there are liens on the houses the relatives can’t afford to pay? Maybe legal reasons….like everyone who inherited it has to agree to sell it. When people die even with a will things can get complicated.

I know you’ve done some tough places Spencer but this one seemed like an enormous challenge. The neighbors had to have been jubilant to see this mess cleaned up.

@@susanjimnelson1916 It can get even MORE complicated if there is no will and/or no inheritors. Then it is in a limbo between banks and the local and state government, and even skilled buyers can be put off by the amount of effort and red tape involved.

Glad you enjoy it, thanks for watching! I love my mowers too

Me too, it does not look too good from the outside.

My house has a garage conversion and it's beautifully built. Earning income as a mtr!

@@cathycastro7909 -- What's an "mtr"?

@@Uniquely-Unoriginal mid-term rental

​@@cathycastro7909same, but mine is being used as an in home hair salon. Very well built

I hope so too!

Always!

Thank you so much!!

That should be the case everywhere. I am all about limited government but vacant homes are hazardous!

Especially the one where the boat and trailer are. Scary lean on those bricks

The land must be worth something, someone needs to buy both demolish and build one decent home.

Awesome! Thank you!

Same….

Both yards look amazing!! I wish you could’ve trimmed and actually taken down some of the trees/shrubbery! I would put on long sleeves and used a hedge trimmer to get it! Oh well!!! Good job anyway!

Good point!

Well, I think one person said it had been maybe 10 years. That's a long time to care for a person's property after they pass.

@@maryjowintersgemuenden7977 I get it, but maybe come together once in a while? I'm not sure why code enforcement didn't do anything about it either. Especially condemning it and tear it down if it has been 10 years.

It was so sad to watch 😥

A lot of homeless "reside" in vacant houses/buildings.

Most homeless people don't want help or shelter of their own. At least not I'm my state.

It’s not that simple… Sometimes these houses are in probate as they try to track down who the owner might be. Other times they have issues that make them not habitable for renting. If you rent a house, you have to keep the property maintained and in good repair. ( so New roof, new ac/heater, sometimes new plumbing because pipe froze in winter … ) I lived near a vacant house on a huge lots. ( My house was on 6 lots so this was common in that small town) The owner was in his right mind BUT physically could not return home alone. He was in a nursing home for 10 years. He was on social security so all his money went to a nursing home and the home had no power/water for 10 years. All his “stuff” was in the home and refused to sell it. A family member ( this person had no children) came to mow. It was very overgrown with volunteer trees … Mulberries! I use to go pick the mulberry for jelly. As soon as the man died, they let the fire department use it and burn it down. ( Like a “practice” with a real house and they burned it down). It just was not savable as animals and mold from leaking roof. Someone came and cut down all the trees and and removed all the debris. They sold the lot to someone that wanted to put up a duplex in fall of 2019. Then 2020 stuff hit and construction materials rose in costs and the lot just stayed empty. Someone came with basically bush hog and took care of it every month or two. ( Like a pull behind thing on a tractor).