Estate Management

I’d like to share some experiences from a job I had this month. Because it’s share-worthy but also to give you a more intimate look at some of my services.

I spoke with the client on a Friday. We met for a consultation on Sunday.  She had moved into an assisted living facility and her house sold quickly. She now had 5 days to get the house empty. I assessed her needs as the following:

-take her to the house to pick out more belongings (this would take several trips, on different days, in the morning hours)

-call family members to determine their wants/needs and schedule meeting times as well as the storage and delivery of their items

-delegate necessary or personal tasks to said family members

-total clear out of trash

-matching the boxes from the attic to the extensive doll collection

-research sale options

– facilitate communication between car buyer, storage facility, yard maintenance, the new home owner, the family, my team, the client. In situations such as these, it is important that there is clear communication. It is also very important not to burden the client and the clients’ family with stressful or mundane interruptions.

-arrange for total clear out of items not sold

-follow up tasks involved dispersing numerous items to desired people in the client’s life as well as several visits to the client’s new home in the assisted living facility and getting that space more organized

My company was able to meet our budget, costs, & expenses without the client ever having to write a check. My company provided an extensive service, that exceeded simply “clearing out a house.” Because that’s not what it was about. This was a life, not just a property. People should never have to face the stress or threats of having their life be thrown away.

I would love to assist you in times as these.  Better yet, let’s prepare in advance. You spend a lifetime collecting and making a house a home.

 Why rush the final stages?