A full trash-out crew runs $400 to $2,500 and up, priced by the size of the property and how much is in it. That price assumes the crew is clearing rooms. If what is actually left is a pile your own people can set at the curb, per-item pickup from $59 takes it in one trip.
What the $400 to $2,500 actually buys
A trash-out crew walks the interior and clears it: down the stairs, out the door, onto the truck, gone. On bank-owned homes that work is often done by property-preservation contractors working under lender rules, with photo documentation and a compliance file to match.
If the house is still full, furniture through the bedrooms, a packed garage, anything close to a hoard, that is the job the price is for, and it is worth paying. Hire a trash-out crew, or a property-preservation contractor if a lender is involved. Nobody from Dropcurb goes inside a property, so a cleanout that starts in the living room is not our job.
One gate before any crew hauls anything: many states require the new owner to hold former occupants’ belongings for a set period after the sale. Confirm your state’s rule before the first item leaves. That applies to every hauler, us included.
Where the whole-house price stops making sense
The range does not shrink the way the house empties. A crew and a truck cost about the same to send whether they are clearing four bedrooms or eight items, so a mostly-empty property still tends to get quoted like a job.
And by the time you hold the keys, a lot of foreclosures are mostly empty. The occupants took the furniture that mattered. Or the lender’s contractor already did the interior on an earlier pass. Or your own turnover crew is on site anyway, and carrying things to the driveway is an hour of work they were already being paid for.
What is left is a couch, a mattress, the fridge that stayed, some bagged trash. The per-item route starts at $59. The crew route starts at $400. Same pile, five times the price, and the extra buys a carry your own crew just did.
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| Prices by item, fixed when you book | Price |
|---|---|
| Couch or sofa | $79 |
| Queen mattress | $99 |
| Refrigerator | $109 |
| TV, 42 inches and up | $129 |
| Something else | See all items |
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What the pile can include
The usual foreclosure pile is furniture nobody wanted, a mattress or two, the appliances that stayed, bagged household stuff, and whatever the garage was hiding. All of it books per item, and the small stuff rides along cheap: once one item sets the base price, each trash bag after it is $10.
There is no per-item cap, no per-trip limit, and no sorting rule. One booking takes the whole pile in one trip.
The boundary is the door. If it is still inside, getting it out is your crew’s carry. Once it is at the curb or on the driveway, it is our haul.
How the pickup runs on turnover day
Book before the pile is staged. The price locks when you book, so items can go out the morning of the pickup without changing the number.
Haulers head out between 8 and 10 in the morning. Almost half of pickups are done by noon, and about three quarters by 2 PM. You get a text with the ETA, so your crew knows when the pile needs to be out, and photos come through once it is gone, so closing out the property does not require driving back.
Nobody has to be there. Book by 2 PM and it goes today, seven days a week, in all 50 states. Each additional property books the same way, and there is no estimate to wait on.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a foreclosure cleanout cost?
Full-service trash-out runs $400 to $2,500 and up, priced by the size of the property and the volume inside it. That is the rate for interior crews and dumpsters. When what is left can be set at the curb or driveway, per-item pickup starts at $59 and the total is fixed online before anyone is sent.
Who should clean out a foreclosed home?
Whoever takes ownership hires it out. A full interior calls for a trash-out crew, and bank-owned properties with lender requirements call for a property-preservation contractor, because that work comes with documentation rules. If the leftover junk is already outside, or your own crew can carry it out, curbside pickup clears it without paying interior rates.
What does Dropcurb charge to clear a foreclosure pile?
Per item, fixed when you book: a couch is $79, a queen mattress $99, a refrigerator $109. The highest-priced item is full price and each item after it costs less, so a couch, a queen mattress and a refrigerator together are $168. The total shows before you pay and does not change at the curb.
Do you go inside the property?
No. Nobody from Dropcurb enters a home, so a cleanout that starts in the bedrooms or the basement needs a trash-out crew. We take what is at the curb or on the driveway.
Can the pile be picked up the same day?
Yes if you book by 2 PM, seven days a week, in all 50 states. Haulers head out between 8 and 10 in the morning, and almost half of pickups are finished by noon.
Do I need to be at the property?
No. Leave the pile where a hauler can reach it from outside. You get a text with the ETA that morning and photos once the pile is gone, which covers a property you manage from a distance.