Estate Liquidation

Real and Personal Estate Property 

There are many ways to liquidate personal property, and we modify the approach to fit our clients' needs and desires.

We have a network of dealers and buyers that we have worked with in the past. Dealers and professional buyers usually buy multiple items or items in lots, while the general public often buys only one or two items at a time. Holding private sales enables the disposal of personal property more quickly with less expense and risk than holding sales open to the public, because public sales entail the added expense of advertising, advertising lead time, and additional labor to supervise the sale, while generating less money from the sale of items in the personal estate.

However, if the client prefers holding a general estate sale open to the public, we will bring in a bonded cleaning crew to clean the residence and items in preparation for a 3-day onsite estate sale. After professionally staging the for-sale items in attractive displays and making sure each item is priced appropriately, we will then advertise the estate sale through classified ads, the internet, and our own personal list of contacts. Following the preparations, we will hold the estate sale on a consecutive Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and arrange for delivery of larger items such as furniture, if needed, at the buyer's expense.

Finally, we will dispose of remaining rubbish and clean the residence, carpets, and floors from wall to wall, leaving the property ready for sale or rent. We will then take digital photographs of the interior and exterior of the property so the out-of-town family, Executor, or Conservator can determine if painting or repairs are necessary to make the property real estate ready. Upon request, we will arrange for bids by 3 competing California licensed contractors to make any needed major repairs or paint the interior or exterior of the building. For minor repairs we will call upon a qualified local handyman.

The other option is that we will make an offer for your property as-is and handle all of these difficult issues.