In the course of several recent estate sale client interviews, it has become apparant that there are now many “newcomers” to our business (of 21 years) that are confusing the market with sub-par performances. The problem is that there is no licensing requirements in MD, VA, DC, to be in the estate sale business, so that basicallyContinue reading “Amateur Estate Sale Newcomers Spoil the Results for Senior Clients!”
Yearly Archives: 2019
Downsizing & Selling Your Stuff? Minimize Your Expectations & Maximize Your Planning!
To Boomers and Seniors or Estates considering downsizing and why and how to sell their stuff by any method- Auction, Online Auction or Onsite Estate Sale- The Reality of Stuff All estate sale companies do the pretty much the same thing- We all sell as much as we can over the period of the estateContinue reading “Downsizing & Selling Your Stuff? Minimize Your Expectations & Maximize Your Planning!”
Downsizing, Do it or Die Trying!
Seniors and Boomers downsizing takes time. It’s not an overnight process. Unless you don’t-and it is! I’ve heard seniors say (bragging…) that ” They’re just going to leave it all for their kids to handle after they’re gone.” Why, I ask myself, would any parent dump a houseful of stuff, junk, belonging, personal property, thingsContinue reading “Downsizing, Do it or Die Trying!”
Real Estate, Financial Consultants, Therapists- Is STUFF Holding Your Clients Back From a Better Life?
Integrity Notice: CAVEAT EMPTOR When Hiring Estate Sale Company or Auctioneers
INTEGRITY NOTICE: State of Maryland has no licensing requirements for auctioneers or estate sale companies! This leaves the window open to anyone to walk into your home and proclaim they are an “estate sale company”! The industry is becoming a playground for the inexperienced, unincorporated, uninsured newbie (sometimes criminal), individuals and unestablished small businesses lookingContinue reading “Integrity Notice: CAVEAT EMPTOR When Hiring Estate Sale Company or Auctioneers”
