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Personal Property

Selling Estate Personal Property – Time is Money

Selling Estate personal property can be a time-consuming challenge for an executor.  Liquidation services such as estate sale companies and auction houses can liquidate large inventories quickly, but may leave executors wondering why their items didn’t bring more. Your time is not free. There are many ways to sell an item, and convert the item […]

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Caring for Your Collection, Where to Begin? – A Primer to Approach Collections

Thanks and Recognition to The Historic New Orleans Collection The following article was garnered from a special 1-hour program presented by the Historic New Orleans Collection, where the experts of the HNOC and the specialists from their Decorative Arts of the Gulf South (DAGS) program combined to present the fundamentals of the care and treatment

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What to do With Old Books? Vintage & Antique Books, Paperbacks Too – What To Do?

If the estate has a sizable book inventory or collection, valuing and liquidating the estate library can be a serious task.  From the collection of romance novels, and the boxes of children’s books in the attic, to the rare volume and star of the carefully curated collection, books have value.  Perhaps not the value you

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Estate Personal Property

Estate Personal Property – Identification and Distribution

Estate Personal Property (otherwise known as, ‘Personalty’) – The moveable assets of the estate.  Property which is neither fixed or real property, money or investments. Examples: vehicles, furniture, jewelry, clothing, personal items, etc. First, a discussion with your Estate’s attorney should educate you regarding any laws in your state that you ought to be aware

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