I think many people would be shocked how fast a house deteriorates when it is empty. My hoarder relative has ruined three houses; two just by literally leaving them sitting empty. https://t.co/0TnfzJNarG

— morgon (@MorgonAuthor) November 20, 2022

This part is true. Leave a house empty and unmaintained, and within a year there will probably a roof leak. This quickly spirals into major destruction. An unmaintained house — especially built the American way — does not last long at all just sitting there.