Through life’s uncertain circumstances, you’ve found yourself in charge of your parent’s estate. Maybe they’ve moved into a retirement community, or maybe they’ve left this world and gone on to a better place. Either way, they left behind a lot of stuff and the idea of going through every nook and cranny of their estate has left you with more anxiety than you care to handle.
Holding On
Sometimes, people hold onto things that have absolutely zero monetary value or use simply because they can’t bear to throw them away. One elderly lady we worked with held onto a pair of her husband’s old work boots, worn through and still caked with mud, because she said that it made her feel like she was betraying his work if she threw them away. Another gentleman kept a box full of notebooks that contained old to-do lists that his wife made daily, feeling that if he kept them, he’d be completing her last task.
People collect and hold onto items for several reasons. Some of them include:
• They feel like they’ll need it one day. Some people believe that if they threw an item into the trash, they would suddenly find a need for it. Others believe that tossing anything you might need down the road would be wasteful.
• They cave to impulse buying. Your mother may have gone to a concert, decided that she wanted to play the violin and rushed out to buy one. Then put it in the closet for later lessons. Your father might have bought a set of tools, determined to do his own plumbing, until he realized it was tougher than he thought.
• The sentimental reminder. Once again, someone might feel connected to an old scarf, a tennis racket, or a tote full of old letters just because it reminds them of a special person, place, or time in their lives.
• They feel guilty if they think of getting rid of it. If Great Aunt Sally bought your mother a serving platter covered with roosters, she might have hated the design, but loved her Aunt enough to keep it on hand in case of an unexpected visit.
And now all of these items have been handed off to you to go through. It becomes your responsibility to determine the fate of each stuffed cat, high heeled shoe, and crock pot that your parents ever owned. Luckily, there is a solution.
Have An Estate Sale
Let us plan an estate sale. We’ll walk through your parent’s estate together and evaluate the best course of action to take. At no up-front cost to you, we’ll draw up a contract, have it signed by all parties, and take the keys to help you ease your burden. You won’t need to decide what to do with Dad’s old golf clubs; we’ll do that for you. We’ll clean and organize the home, set up the sale, conduct the sale, and leave the home empty with clean-swept floors. Within 10 days of the sale, you’ll receive a check and the peace of mind you never dreamed possible.
Visit our primary website to browse some of the past sales we’ve done in the past. You’ll see that our impeccable record speaks volumes about how much pride we take in what we do. We simply want to help and if you give us a call, we can get started in helping you today.