Caldwell Enterprizes

 Liquidating the Family Home

Unfortunately, there may come a time in our lives, and our parent’s lives, when it may become necessary to liquidate the family home. This process is a very emotional, stressful and physically challenging task. There are many reasons why the family home may need to be sold and possessions liquidated; i.e.  The death of a loved one, the need for a smaller home or placement in assisted living. How does one handle these challenges? There are several approaches - an estate sale where unwanted items are sold on the premises; an auction is held at the residence or an auction house; or unwanted items are donated to charity.
ESTATE SALE:
Families will need to take in to consideration a number of things.
1) Planning and time, it will take a considerable amount of both to organize a successful sale
2) Pricing / valuation, requires a wide range of knowledge to price antiques, collectables, and every day household items.
3) Equipment, tables, marking supplies, signs, cash and cash box will all be needed
4) Experience and knowledge of how to run a successful estate sale such as placing ads, times and days to hold the sale
5) Energy, moving furniture, packing and unpacking boxes, arranging and pricing of items
6) Selling, being comfortable and knowledgeable in negotiating with dealers, strangers, even neighbors and family
7) Detachment - selling family heirlooms and memories can be very difficult.
As you can see there are many things to take in to consideration when wanting to hold an estate sale. One solution is to hire a professional estate liquidation company. That’s where we come in. Caldwell Enterprizes will do all of the work and will bring their expertise in selling all types of personal possessions. Caldwell Enterprizes offers a ‘Broom Clean’ service that will include the set up and conduction of the sale and disposal of all unsold items.