House cleanout services in Orlando
For those of you who aren’t familiar with house cleanout / estate liquidation companies, you probably will be working closely with one at least once in your life. There are a variety of reasons why this is true but probably one of the major ones closely follows the death of a family member (probate property). No doubt this person will have collected a lot of belongings through the course of a long life and so sorting through all of them can be an arduous process.
Lately I have been seeing a lot of estate cleanouts on probate properties and have been thinking about the major companies in Orlando that handle these projects. After reflecting upon the more professional ones that we might deal with as we buy and sell houses in orange county I have put together a list below:
1) Junk King (www.junk-king.com) – cleanouts/no estate sales
2) CeCe’s Closet (www.cecescloset.com) – cleanouts & estate sales
3) Pro Junk Dispatch (www.junkgarbageremoval.com) – cleanouts/no estate sales
4) Orlando Estate Sale Ladies (www.orlandoestatesaleladies.com) – no cleanouts/only estate sales
5) College Hunks (www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com) – cleanouts/no estate sales
6) Brendle’s Estate Sales (www.brendlesestatesales.com) – cleanouts & estate sales
7) AAA Rousse (www.aaarousse.com) – cleanouts/no estate sales
8) The Cleanout King (www.thecleanoutking.com) – cleanouts & estate sales
9) JDog Junk Removal & Hauling (www.jdogjunkremoval.com) – cleanouts/no estate sales
10) Let It Go Lifestyle (www.letitgolifestyle.com) – no cleanouts/just estate sales
11) Orlando Estate Auction (www.flestatesale.com) – no cleanouts/just off site auctions
As you might imagine, we work with estate cleanout companies frequently. In the process of buying and selling houses there is always an imminent need to get rid of junk. People who sell houses to us don’t need to deal with the cost and hassle of an estate cleanout company because we take on that burden. But there are others who should contact one of these companies if they choose to sell their home through a traditional real estate agent.
When working with an estate cleanout company for a probate property you should decide what level of involvement they will have in your cleanup process.
1) Estate Sale – Perhaps this could be an option no matter how you sell your house. In this situation you would allow the cleanout company to occupy your home for a set number of days. During this time they would invite their list of dedicated buyers to come and purchase all of the items inside your house. This would be a shrewd option for you as the homeowner because you would get 50% of the proceeds and a lot of saved time.
2) Estate Cleanout – After receiving your money from the proceeds of the estate sale, you might want to use it to pay the cleanout company to do a comprehensive cleanout / liquidation. They place a long dumpster on your property and throw the residual items of your home into it. Before they start you can expand the work order buy having them strip the carpets and wall paper. Just how invasive the cleanout can be depends on the company. Some may even rip out construction like decks or gazebos.
At any rate, the way to get the most out of your dealings with an estate cleanout company is to decide their total amount of involvement before they do anything. Be sure to get the work to be done in writing. I say this because letting them in the door to sell your items may give them freedom to ask for elevated cleanout costs once you are ready for that step. The logic behind this is that once they are working for you, their cleanout company competitors are out of the picture. It’s too easy and expedient for a homeowner to accept highball cleanout quotes from the company that’s currently occupying your home.
People who have never dealt with overseeing the sale of a probate property don’t understand the importance of selling quickly. To give some background for those who are new to this process, a probate property is left to the heir or heirs of someone who has recently deceased. In the event that there are multiple heirs, the will of the deceased person often states that they should collectively inherit the property.
This means that one of the heirs is designated to be the executor who is in charge of cleaning, maintaining and selling the property. It is understood that before the sale of the property the executor will be responsible for all related taxes as the other family members start bickering about what they deserve getting. According to Florida state law, probate property tax cannot be refunded to the executor through proceeds of the property sale. With this as a backdrop we can now see how the need to sell an Orlando property quickly can overstep one’s better judgment during proper cleanout planning.
We have already covered the two major kinds of estate liquidation which are estate sales and estate cleanout. We have also provided a list of companies that does one or both of these services. But there is one company that does neither but provides a service that is worthy of consideration. The Orlando Estate Auction is like an estate sales company but instead of selling items onsite, it takes your property’s belongings and puts them on an online auction. This system brings up the price of each item because there are multiple bidders. A regular estate sales company simply puts a price on items and lets people grab and purchase them.
There are situations when picking an auction service over an estate sales company is the logical decision. For example if your recently deceased father was a WWII veteran, the heirlooms inside the house may have considerable value. Multiple bidders who have an eye for valuable items could raise your profit tremendously. Another reason for choosing an auction service might be that the house is in such poor condition that you would be ashamed to have people in there. In this case its better to bypass the drama of onsite sales and try your luck online. Thirdly, if your house is about to be closed on (or foreclosed on), you may not have enough time for the estate sale to happen. Don’t forget that your property must be in your possession long enough for an estate sales company to work you into their schedule.
Conclusion
No matter how you decide to sell your probate property you are going to be using an estate cleanout/liquidation service. Assessing what levels of liquidation that you need in advance will help you pick the right company from this article’s list. Doing a careful and thoughtful assessment will prevent you from being taken advantage of, maximize your profit and minimize your cost.