Downsizing & Cleanouts

Overwehlmed?
Use our planning outline

Plan

  • Goal 
  • Tiimeline & Schedule
  • Family & Advisors Involved
  • Categorizing Possessions
  • Dispersal Options
  • Special Considerations
Goal
Time available
Overall cost
Fit services to the job requirements
Timeline & Schedule
Create weeky task lists bgining 6-8 weeks before moveout
Begin with easy decisions and complete that task
No dispersals before appraisal & review
Coordination with realtor timeline or landlord date triggers
Family & Advisors Involved
Siblings, aunts, uncles & friends
Attorney, realtor, appraiser
Valuation sources - internet & local
Categorizing Possessions
Keep, Store, Sell, Donate & Trash
  • Storage Space
  • Sell - auctions, consignment, online neighborhood websites
  • Donation organizations list - pickup options - deductibility 
  • Haulers & Dumpsters - disposal site fees
Mark items - colored circle stickers
Inventory management for estate purposes - level of detail as required
Inventory of sale and donation items for valuation - keep file of all moving costs 
Dispersal Options
Gifts to family - identify person
Sales - use specialists for item categories
Donations - favorite charities - transporting costs
Trash - dump fees
Special Considerations
  • Space for collecting dispersal items
  • Packing material sources
  • Extraordinary item values
  • Item provenance
  • Staging house
  • Final cleaning