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[quote=Anonymous]If it makes you feel any better, there's no way to plan around this. My parents left my childhood home during Covid for independent living. They had the illusion that family would want furniture, rugs, etc. The reality is no one wanted anything. It was all "nice" Stickley, etc. but now outdated. Turns out there is no market for this furniture because the market has been flooded with it, so you're lucky to get a few pennies on the dollar. Same goes for collectibles, books, pianos, etc. A year later, they went to assisted living; same thing happened, 80% of what was left gone for pennies on the dollar. This year, my mom passed, and literally everything else gone. My dad has his original dresser, and the gold / silver jewelry sits in some kids' safes. A few antiques made it to a second home. It's sad, but people don't want stuff. Not only can you not take it with you when you go, but no one wants it who's still alive. Each time, we busted our butts with the cleanout. I don't know what would have made it easier other than them living in a hut in the woods their whole life.[/quote]

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