Should I call an estate sale company after I try to have a sale myself?

The short answer is NO.

Well I am sure you all want to know the why so I will tell you.

I understand trying to handle liquidating your personal property yourself. But having an estate sale is not a DIY type of job. You would not tackle building your house, right?

It will save you money, right? My question is, how much is your time worth? How much do you know about advertising personal property? How much do you know about the market? Do you know what is selling and what you might want to give away?

First, it will save you money. Maybe, it depends on how much your time is worth.

Second, do you know how to advertise your items. Well most people will say Craiglist or Facebook. Ok those are two avenues but there are more ways that get out to the people interested in estate sales.

Third, what do you know about the market. There are items that are selling and items that are not in our industry. You might price something really cheap or you might have items overpriced. Also are you willing to haggle with people about your items that you hold dear.

So, what if you are reading this and say well we already had a sale but we still have items left and need a company to get rid of the rest. Then call a clean out company and pay to have everything hauled off.

Estate sale companies accept taking sales based on the quality and quantity of items in the home. If you have already had a sale then you have probably sold the good and unusual items that would entice an estate sale company to take your sale. The items that are left have already been picked over by a set of buyers. Why would those buyers come back to the sale in a couple weeks? You are wanting an estate sale company to come in and sell the leftovers. That does not set the company up for success and puts them at a disadvantage. Sometimes you have to let the experts do the jobs they are experienced in performing.

The first call you need to make when needing to liquidate personal property is an estate sale company. They will help guide you on the steps needed to take to liquidate those items. Most estate sale companies are reputable and will let you know honestly what needs to be done.

We pride ourselves in taking the stress off of our clients. We offer full service estate sale services. This covers from start to finish services and leaves the home completely empty and ready for the next stage. We understand that the process can be stressful but we really try to help with that.

If you have any questions regarding estate sales please give us a call. 404-509-2699

Take Care. Until next time.

Overwhelmed and Stressed out!!! Who can help me?

We come across this all the time.

When a family member passes away, senior care assistance needed, or downsizing the stress level can be great. The worry of how you will get rid of all your families personal property is a daunting task. You have a life you are living with a family to take care of. Your siblings are out of state and  not able to help. You are questioning what to donate, boxing up items and throwing things away. Then you come in one day and the house is in complete disarray. 

That is when an Estate Sale Company can help. I tell all my clients that we take all the stress out of the process. We provide services that take care of staging, pricing, determinations, holding the sale, advertising, clean out services and we also can clean the house. We help our clients from start to finish and tailor our services to what our client needs and want. 

We at A Honey Hole Estate Sales can help relive the stress of liquidating personal property. All it takes is making a phone call to set up an consultation to discuss our services and how we can help. 

Call Kelly Honey at 404-509-2699

Email: kelly@honeyhole.co 

When do I call an Estate Sale Company?

For those people who have never been to an estate sale or heard of one it may be hard to figure out how to get rid of all your stuff when the time comes to liquidation personal property. The time to call an estate sale company is when you are:

1.  Downsizing
2.  Moving
3.  Death in the Family
4.  Foreclosure
5. Senior Transitions
6. Business Liquidation

If you are faced with any of these situations or just need to liquidate some personal property then that is a great time to have a conversation with and estate sale company. You may think that you have to have a mansion to have an estate sale. That is not the case. Most of our estate sales are in homes between 1200 to 2000 square feet.

You also need to call an estate sale liquidator BEFORE you send anything to charity or the dump. We go into homes all the time that half of the items are gone because the owners thought that the items were trash and that nobody would want them. Have you ever hear of the old adage that "One mans trash is another mans treasure". This statement is so true. People collect and look for all kinds of things today. We have sold half bottles of laundry detergent, clothes, scrap metal, non-running small engines, and all kinds of other items in our sales. Some people find that estate sales are a great way to find good quality items for a great price. 

It is worth a call to an Estate Sale Liquidator to discuss your situation and how they can help you during this process.

We at A Honey Hole Estate Sales offer free in home consultations to meet with you about liquidating your personal property.  We want to minimize the hassle of liquidating an estate and make it as stress free as possible. Consider calling us today.