Cleanliness=Godliness
"Cleanliness is next to godliness" is one of those phrases that many people think is from the Bible, but in reality although it does have a similar theme as the Bible, it was probably penned by John Wesley in 1791 when he said in one of his sermons, “Slovenliness is no part of religion but cleanliness is indeed next to Godliness.” Most of the time when I ride with my husband when working on an appraisal the homes are beautifully decorated and well maintained since many of them are multimillion dollar properties. Those are fun to see, but the one we went to inspect a couple of weeks ago was an exception. We should have known what we were in for by glancing through the window of the uninhabited condo. And it was definitely reinforced when we found the lockbox on the back deck that was so cluttered with trash that you could hardly reach the door. However I must admit that I couldn't have imagined what we would see inside the abandoned place. The once off white c...