Hi,
I realized when I sold my first home in-world today that I apparently lost the items that I hadn't remembered to grab. Part of it was stupidity - my own fault, I fully admit :) - but I do think others can and will run into this issue when they "move" in-world.
Could we perhaps have a warning that we will lose items? Perhaps with an option to cancel and grab the items before selling the home? If not, another option could be that all of the items belonging to the owner could be returned upon sale of the home. I realize that this causes some issues, because the reason I stored items in my home was that my bag was full. But I do think there needs to be some sort of method to return most (if not all) of the items to an owner once they leave the home - or at least a warning that they're about to lose their stuff.
I'm hoping the current owner of my old home will be online at some point so that I can ask him or her if I can have my items back, but I know in a real-world environment, people would capitalize upon their good fortune and immediately sell the "free" items for a profit.
I understand it's in alpha - no harm, no foul. :) Just a suggestion.