If you are unable to sell all your remaining items by the last day of your sale, discount your prices (maybe 50% or more), or simply give items away to ease your disposal burden. An alternative to a DIY estate sale is to hire an estate sale or auction company to handle the sale for you. They generally get paid based on a percentage of the sales after they have quoted it with you upfront. Expect to pay 30% to 50% or higher of the entire profit of the sale. Another option is to hire an estate liquidation company to handle a sale. A liquidator is someone you can hire to clear off any items you don’t intend to keep and have decided to sell, discard, or donate. Like searching for a real estate agent, it is important that you do a background check on the company, search for contact information, and call previous clients regarding their opinions and experiences working with them. Typical estate liquidators keep about 35% to 40% of the sales profit, but this percentage can vary depending on services offered. Have a discussion with the company regarding the research, appraisal, and pricing of your items, the duration of the sale, and how much negotiating with buyers the company will do.
3) DONATE ITEMS T TE ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEED
At a certain point, you may want to donate items. Donation is a generous, charitable act that helps those in need instead of simply throwing items into a dumpster. You have a variety of options when donating, including orphanages, veterans’ organizations, homeless shelters, disaster victims,
and an increasingly wide range of other choices. Items that you no longer need can include almost anything, such as furniture,
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