2,684,009
Put the furniture and the good stuff at the end of the driveway, with a sign that says "Free - Take It".
We did this when we sold our Tallahassee house; a few pieces of furniture and a few boxes of stuff every day over a couple of weeks. One lady was putting a queen-size bed frame into her SUV; I invited her inside and showed her a dresser and some other odds and ends. She came back with a friend and a pickup truck, and took it all.
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Beth Atalay
Clermont, FL
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
911,328
Yes. I sell it, auction it, give it away, or throw it away. I even set stuff on street with a " FREE " sign. people stop and take it. I also will put stuff into storage. Right now I'm filling a 10 x 15 storage unit for a lady. She already has a 10x20 that I filled to capacity in Frederick MD, and a 20 x 20 3/4 filled in Gaithersburg MD. I've also brought in furniture dealers who buy stuff to resell in their shops.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,456,477
I offer to give them people who can help them down size... I do not help them per se.... I have a hard time to get rid of stuff myself:)Endre
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Beth Atalay
Clermont, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,345,091
I always help by facilitation and recommending resources. Ultimately it is the seller's decision. Most of what I deal with ends up being a "trash out."
If there are valuable items, we call in an auction company.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
3,125,663
Call a local consignment shop or donate it to a church.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,311,397
We have aided sellers get rid of unwanted personal belongs. We have our people make numerous "dump runs" if necessary and if there is no other way to clear the house of "stuff". Sellers pay for dump fees and the time of our people who do the work just as they would for painting, new flooring, new counter tops, etc.
We have also utilized a service that holds garage sales with the proceeds going to a charity.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
4,572,117
Get involved? Well, facilitate - yes, I have. Actually doing - no(or more honestly rarely).
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
6,393,154
Sometimes for an estate sale, we hire a crew and a huge dumpster.
Good things go out onto the lawn for the afternoon with a notice posted on fb of free stuff.
At the end of the day whatever is left over goes into the dumpster.
Labor is far too expensive to try to sell any of this stuff.
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The Woodland Companies...
Wasilla, AK
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
805,799
Yes I have when ever asked to help. We bought a hot tub from one of my clients as the buyers didn't want it, my client was worried about getting it sold before possession.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
427,257
I was helping an agent in the office one time. She had both sides of the sale and was paying me pretty well to attend the closing and the walk-through with the buyers. We looked in the attic above the additional garage and it was full of belongings. The buyers wanted it gone and the seller's son was less than cooperative. I strapped on my big boy pants and got the thing cleared out ASAP so the closing would go off without a hitch the next day.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,216,398
I would provide sources to remove things that they could personally use and organizations who would remove it for free and for fee. Actual physical participation, no.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
851,242
I share contact information of resources that could potentially help.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,502,998
Garage sales have been "outlawed" here too... but I've seen at least 2-3 a month in my neighborhood alone. I doubt anyone even knows (heck, I didn't even know until almost a year into it when I was looking up open houses the last time our tier Lord Newsom allowed us a taste of our former freedoms).
I'd recommend to them to do a garage sale (if they're allowed and they're willing to do it), call all the donation places (sadly out here they are SUPER PICKY so they probably won't take anything), contact churches/homeless shelters/etc. and then sell the house in it's condition and price it accordingly. If the seller is willing to spend money, then I'll hook them up with contacts for people who can do the cleanout and who to call for a dumpster.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
7,836,129
No. We can recommend those who provide the services.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,868,482
I have a couple estate sale companies I share with the sellers, and if they need additional help I will try.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,844,271
This is the first time you've had this problem? I would have thought that you would have had plans for this years ago. There are senior planners to help with this also. Organizers will do this also.
Most people just don't want to pay for help. They don't want to do it, kids don't want to do it ?????
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
921,504
Mission one is to declutter. If the owner heeds the adise and wants the stuff to diaappear. I make it dissappear.
The only true problem is two fold.
#1. The stuff has real vaue. In this case direct the seller to store the stuff until it can be ligqudated in a controlled fashion. Often, if of HIGH value consingments shops can prove helpful. They are as much work as have a estate sale. In my area, the last 3 people who show up at a garage sale will offer to buy the whole lot.
#2. The relatives and nosey neighbors are not trustworthy. Same solution. Put in storage.
Do I get involved? As much as needed.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
5,104,931
I have not needed to do that to-date. Once I provide a list of to-do's to my clients, I've found they do what I've told them to do. If they still need more help, I provide resources they can use.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,241,022
The agent or broker does whatever needed to get the house listing SOLD. Had one lake home with new furniture that two days before the closing the buyer decides "leave only the appliances please". Move the rest or lose the sale.
The seller came up, took very few items and wanted none of the rest. Rented a Uhaul, loaded it up and just in time for the closing. Filled my garage with the household contents and gave them away to people who needed them. Tried Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army but neither could empty the place that quickly to preserve the sale.
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
509,449
I usually give them suggestions or give a list of names of people who can assist. However, sometimes I ended up rolling my sleeves.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
1,196,798
I have someone on my team of vendors who will assist downsizers. Their biz has a consignment and they also provide staging
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,781,163
I will get involved if I choose aznd if I am asked...I like to give away thinngs
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,587,960
Estate sale. I only refer people to them and they all know how to take it from there.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,772,575
Hella,
Some off our clients do, and so do not. It really depends on the situation. I have put out my own stuff "free" like Fred Griffin Tallahassee Real Estate mentioned, and recently gave my office chair to my housekeeper...A
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,711,988
I do my absolute best to stay out of it. I will make recommendations, that's about it. The only time I got involved heavily was when I sold a historic home filled with stuff from 1920's. I hope that was the last one!
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
4,936,605
I have to say Yes to this to help them out.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
3,164,269
I try to avoid it, but I have and I'm sure I will again.
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Jerrill Ewing
Eatonton, GA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
901,535
Sometimes it is necessary. I would usually refer them to people who can take away their stuff. I have a new listing coming up that I will have to be more involved with than usual since it is for an elderly lady who has already moved away. She no longer has family in the area.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
135,724
1,422,278
I give clients suggestions:
garage sale
consignment stores
give away/donate
Have the family take it
throw away/bulk pick up (it often magically disappears while at the curb)
Put it in a "POD" and store offsite
.....Last resort
put in all in the garage and throw white sheets over it all!
Jeff 😎
256,975
I offer a complimentary staging consultation which helps motivate sellers by giving them direction. I also provide names of companies/people that can help them declutter, move keepers to storage, and get rid of what they don't want. Sometimes I send an email out to my office if the seller wants to sell a few furniture items. It's a good way to reach people who may need to furnish a new home or rental. A few times, I've helped clear out some last minute things they didn't realize were still there (seller is from out of town). But, for the most part, it's up to the seller how motivated they are to sell.
1,543,634
Yes.
I give them the contact info to my favorite estate sales person, charity and trash hauler.