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[quote=Anonymous]I think about this a lot as the POA and executor for my elderly family member with no spouse or kids. Her house is a hoarding situation and she has a second home out of state that I will also have to clean out and prepare for sale. She spends a lot of time telling me about all of her treasures so I feel guilty knowing the reality is most everything will be indiscriminately tossed or donated. I will have to hire a company to handle it. I also want to hire someone to just settle the entire estate if that is legal because her finances are overwhelming.

My FIL was renting a house when he died unexpectedly in his 50s. It was an even worse living situation than my family member. His kids knew there was nothing of value so they had a dumpster dropped and made quick work of dumping everything with the help of a large contingent of friends. They were in their early to mid-20s so it was a lot easier to find help. Between his kids, their SOs and friends, we had at least 20 people working so it was done in a weekend. The house was a rental so they thankfully didn’t have to prepare it for sale. I felt badly for the landlord but I think the landlord was just grateful to have the house vacated.

In contrast to the above, my own father has been preparing for years. His affairs are perfectly in order. He has things boxed and labeled. He has been slowly donating things out of old bedrooms and closets. He has made it very clear he doesn’t want to burden us. [/quote]

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