Help with Estates & Clearance of Contents

We are Estate Services!

Being an executor of an estate that involves a home full of contents can be overwhelming and it can take a toll emotionally, especially if the person that has died is a close family member, relative or friend. Executors and families are often left with a set of time consuming tasks that they’re not accustomed to dealing with.

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Total Estate Services will help you through the entire process in a timely manner, with as little disruption in your day to day life as possible. As an estate trustee and / or executor you are responsible for resolving all the physical aspects of the estate and ensuring that every reasonable opportunity to generate income for the estate is explored. On line auctioning is the most advantageous method to address the sale of content with minimal disruption to the family.

We Manage the Entire Sale Process – Start to Finish!

Online auctioning is the most effective way to sell home contents. Laws make the executor liable for not generating the maximum return on items for other vested persons. The on line process levels the field for everyone involved and typically garners higher returns. With the no reserve approach in on line auctioning there is no need to have higher end and / or specialty items such as art / collector pieces appraised. (*although there is a place and time for appraisals) The exposure to the open market is key. The combination of collectors, dealers and most importantly persons purchasing for themselves levels the field and drives the average value upward. The reality is the majority of homes are filled with everyday items of various quality that have a broad range of resale value and generally a balanced multi-process approach works best. When considering on line auctioning is best to so in the context of the entire process and measure the entire worth of having everything sold and / or removed.

• an appraisal will provide fair market value in a perfect market setting in that if there is a willing buyer and willing seller operating independently of each other. Most often if the executor is not an immediate family member and there are serious questions regarding value of certain items then an appraisal will help determine what is fair. Otherwise the market will do just that with broad exposure.

Typically on line auctioning and tax receipt eligible donating is a very good combination for timely resolution of contents and revenue generation.