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Are you thinking of having an Estate Sale?

An Estate Sale is something that most people do not have to ponder many times in their lives.

I believe because repeat service is not likely, many estate sale companies don't care about their final results of the sale. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the service..so what? It is over and done with and it is too late to do over again.

90 percent of Chicago Estate Sales business is referral based. We CARE how our clients feel and what they think about the process when it is over.

When calling an estate sale company ask how many years they have been in business.

  In this economy many new estate sale companies have sprung up...

Do they hold a business license?

Where and when were their last three sales? Use those sales as references.

If you are looking for a clean out ask specifics of what happens to the items when removed.

Although it is true it is easier to work and sell WITHOUT family present, you should never be banned from your own home. We just heard a story of a local estate sale company that changes the locks after he gets keys to avoid family "interference".

If you need a sale and the company is not available the dates you need, ASK THE COMPANY to suggest another reliable estate sale company.

When you intertwine the two - estate sale and clean out - you want to make sure the estate sale company is NOT selling your items so they can "buy" them or take them to a flea market etc. Make sure you have the option to NOT have everything left over given or taken away.