Preparing for an estate sale, downsizing a longtime home or handling a parent’s belongings? Your first instinct may be to start throwing things away. Don’t. At least, not yet.
Before you throw it away, let us look. We’ve seen families unknowingly discard, donate or give away items that could have been sold.
You don’t need to decide what’s valuable before calling. Hundreds of items worth a few dollars each can add up, and buyers may want something your family hasn’t considered valuable in years.
Secure or clearly identify these, then stop. You don’t need to clean the whole house for us.
Family keepsakes → Estate evaluation → Estate sale → Remaining items → Donation or other disposition
Family keepsakes → Throw away and donate half the house → Call an estate sale company
Usually not. Let us evaluate the estate before large-scale disposal begins.
Not necessarily. Vintage, designer or specialty pieces may be saleable.
Often, yes. Individual pieces may not be valuable, but an entire household holds a large volume of saleable merchandise.
Avoid aggressive cleaning of unfamiliar pieces before evaluation. Improper cleaning can damage an item.
Don’t worry about what’s gone. Stop further clean-out and have the remaining contents evaluated.
That’s what the consultation is for. Tell us about the property and we’ll help determine whether a sale or another option makes sense.
