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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An estate sale takes up a lot of your time. I'd hire a service for the sale of items of any value, and general clearing-out of the house.

Do you have siblings?

Of course the first thing is meeting w/the representative of the court (as the Executor) to see that you're doing each step when you should.[/quote]

Also, do you really have anything worth much-truly to the world not just what you think because you saw something similar on antique road show? Might be worth it to hire someone to sort what can be donated (and maybe get a tax deduction to offset estate taxes if that is allowed) and what needs be trashed. I know people who did auctions and estate sales for wealthy parents and felt in the end it was a waste of time and effort only to have siblings angry that it didn't raise more money. At least you can help someone needy with a donation and maybe get the benefit of paying less taxes as long as you don't over-value things (red flag for audit).[/quote]

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