Whether you’re downsizing your home, handling a new inheritance, or have simply realized you have too much stuff and it’s time to streamline, an estate sale is a great solution. Fortunately, there are companies, like Heritage Estate Sales that can help you to professionally divest yourself of furniture, clothing and even automobiles you no longer wanted or need. But even though you may be leaving the actual estate sale to the expertise of our staff, there are still a few things you can do to make the process smoother and easier.
Research Your Estate Sale Service Options
It’s easy for people to simply say or advertise on the Internet that they are professionals that provide a service, but smart customers will do their own homework and find out the truth for themselves. Experienced professionals, like us, will have the track record, the testimonials and the references to prove that many people over the years have benefited from our knowledge and customer treatment. Make sure that if you’re going to make use of professional services, they have the credentials and history to back up their claims.
Decide In Advance What To Keep
The estate sale is designed to sell whatever you don’t want, but if you’re not conducting the sale yourself, you have to know what you DO want, and make sure it doesn’t become part of the sale. Whether it’s items of sentimental value, or even high value items like an art piece or antique furniture you know you can’t part with, always make sure separate what’s staying from what’s going.
Don’t Get Rid Of Things Prior To The Sale
One the one hand, there are heartwarming stories about people coming across rare and valuable finds in flea markets, junkyards and even front yards, waiting for trash collection. On the other hand, this means that whoever owned—and discarded—that item has just lost out on a very profitable sale because they simply didn’t know they were throwing away something valuable. If you don’t want to be one of those people who realizes after it’s too late “That was worth HOW MUCH?” don’t conduct your own purge beforehand. Let experts appraise the items.
These are all easy to follow pieces of advice, and if you’re living in the greater Los Angeles area or its surrounding areas, then Heritage Estate Sales will be more than happy to meet with you and find out what you need to make your estate sale a big success. Just contact us via phone, e-mail or on our website for a consultation.