When managing an estate, executors often face the challenge of what to do with a home library — hundreds of volumes that carry emotional significance but limited financial value. Whether the collection is academic, literary, or simply the lifelong accumulation of a devoted reader, selling estate books efficiently and ethically can be a delicate task. […]
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The Emergence of Estate Administration Services Estate administration and settlement consists of many tasks and responsibilities. There are many hours of work, probate, or no probate, involved in settling an estate, much of it new to an estate’s personal representative, or executor. Because so much is unfamiliar, it can be overwhelming to take on. Many
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Capturing a “State of the Property and Contents” video immediately after death can create a valuable record for executors. You think you’re going to remember. You’re not going to remember. A video walkthrough can serve as a baseline for the state of the property received by the estate at the time of death. It can
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This Guide to Donation is to help estates move large portions of personal property on, where some benefit may come of it to someone else. Donation of undistributed or unwanted usable personal property of an estate save landfill space, and donation costs less than disposal. Consider seeking out organizations that may need and use what
Caring for Private and Family Photo Collections Source: Northeast Document Conservation Center The link: Caring for Private and Family Collections This article represents a summary of the Northeast Document Conservation Center’s, “Caring for Private and Family Collections“. There it is – that box of photos or an old decaying album. You may feel all those
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Ready to dive in? Let’s be efficient about it. No runs to the store for X, Y, or Z. Prepared with the right supplies for the estate cleanout, will make the job easier, more organized, and less painful. Estate Cleanout | 5-minute read Supplies you need for an estate cleanout | Organization| Estate Administration
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Estate Cleanout | 5-minute read Estate Administration | Junk Removal | Personal Property The estate cleanout can be intimidating. The mix of personal effects, memories, and property to keep or discard makes for a tangle of emotion and manpower. In most cases, the family is faced with the prospect of preparing the space for
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Executor Road – Out They Say! Dealing with the friends watching you dealing with it… Executor Road: The Pile of Stuff A well-meaning friend said innocuously, “Out!” after I noted I had been busy going through the contents of our family house: the boxes, papers, tchotchkes, etc. The stuff from the drawers, the darkest attic corners,
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What to do with used hearing aids | Who takes hearing aids? “Are Dad’s hearing aids really reusable? YES! Used Hearing Aids Needed! Many organizations take used hearing aids, clean, inspect, and refurbish them, and move them on to the people who need them. Other programs accept used hearing aids, and through partners who dismantle
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Estate Cleanout – Dumpsters | Dumpsters 101 | How to Cleanout an Estate | Dumpster Rental Driveway Safe Dumpsters are steel. Roll-off dumpsters are the most common for cleanout work and are delivered to your ‘site’ by truck and “laid down” onto your property end first and left in place through the term of your
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