We are often asked about the benefits of an estate sale versus trying to independently sell of items when trying to ready a house for sale. All of the positive aspects can really be summed up in two words, and those are ease and time. At Heritage Estate Sales, we have several ways of handling a property, depending on the needs of the client.
The traditional method is usually used by people who have less of a time constraint on clearing possessions from the residence, and many of these clients are recent widows, adult children who have inherited a home, or real estate flippers who are preparing for a renovation. As one aspect of the estate sale is to gain some profit, this allows for items to be fully inventoried and appraised, and for the event to be planned and promoted. Our website makes note of upcoming features for visitors to the site, and also provides the comprehensive list of sellable goods.
Estate sales tend to be weekend events, and dependent upon the amount of possessions that are being liquidated, we will usually host these as two to four day proceedings. Any leftover items may be displayed in our showroom and also featured through our Ebay store . However, we also employ a staff of cleaners to ensure that the premises is not only cleared but also cleaned, and by ten days from the beginning of the process, we are able to present the client with a check and an empty home.
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We also have clients who need to have the house cleared with immediacy. This sometimes happens when a person is moving out of country. In these cases, we are able to run an itemized appraisal and purchase the contents of the home as one solid lot. Many of our buyer clients are interested in these lot sales, and we can also mediate that transaction. We can also showcase items in our own showroom, but this method allows for speed and efficiency when it is needed. The results, however, are the same satisfaction as the traditional style of estate sale, since clients are left with a property that is ready to go on the market.