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[quote=Anonymous]I would hire people to help you and reimburse yourself out of the proceeds from items you sell.  Also include any disposal costs, cleaning fees, etc. Essentially you're treating this like an estate you're liquidating and you can deduct all the expenses from the proceeds.

If the brothers want any items they should get on a plane and pick them up; otherwise they get sold and they get a share of the proceeds, after you've reimbursed yourself for your hired help.

I've been through this - we downsized both sets of parents within a 2 month period, with some helpful siblings and some who did nothing. Now we are settling my in laws estate after they passed away in the past year. We paid for for a ton of family travel for the funeral plus shipping expenses, cleaning services, hiring out for painting and carpeting to sell their condo, etc. It was about $50,000 and worth every penny to not have the burden fall just on us. My husband's siblings gave no objection to us for spending this money and getting help. [/quote]

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