Kaleidoscope Estate Sales, LLC.
Estate Sales · Estate Liquidations · Online Auctions
Frequently Asked Questions
You asked, we answered.
1. Why choose Kaleidoscope?
Our team is made up of knowledgeable and hardworking professionals that love doing estate sales. Our company has been holding 20-25 sales a year for many, many years - that's about every other weekend! We have full faith that our team will research, price, stage, and sell your property in a way that brings the most profit while upholding the integrity of our company and the estate sale process. We take pride in the fact that our estate sales have a reputation for professionalism, fairness, cleanliness and attractive display of your family’s belongings. We recognize that the scope of the process is likely to be overwhelming. We are here to assist you through this process with the least amount of stress and worry.
2. Why have an estate sale?
There are many number of reasons why a family might need an estate sale. Downsizing, marriages, divorces, moves, and the death of the property owner and the need to liquidate the deceased’s belongings are all common reasons we see. The estate may have no interest in the bulk of the personal belongings, or may lack space to keep the belongings. In situations where the survivors cannot agree on the disposition of the belongings, a court may order the goods sold in an estate sale with the proceeds divided among the heirs. An estate sale may also be mandated in the will of the deceased.
An estate sale may also occur because the property owner will be moving or has moved into a situation where he will be unable to keep his property, for example, a move to an assisted living facility, a retirement community, a rest home or other living quarters.
3. How do I get ready for an estate sale?
You need to do nothing. In fact, it is our hope and desire that you and your family will leave everything just where it is. Do not clean, sort or throw anything away. Merely remove any family heirlooms, photos or other items you would like to keep for you and your loved ones and leave the rest to us. We are here to make your life easier and the biggest favor you can do for us is to let us decide what to recycle, re-purpose, throw away or sell. You would be amazed at what we are able to market.
4. What to expect when getting started?
When you call us, team members will meet with you and walk through the house and property to assess whether or not to proceed with an estate sale. If you and we agree to proceed, we will ask you to sign an agreement and turn the house over to us so we can begin to work. Should we determine that the contents of the home are not suitable for a sale, we will put you in contact with other companies, a local charity which will best suit your needs or other organization where your family’s belongings can best be used and appreciated by those who have little or nothing of their own.
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You do not pay anything to start the process of holding an estate sale. We charge a percentage of the revenues from the sale, from which we pay our team members and our expenses. These terms are in our agreement.
5. How do you set up the sale?
After you have given us the key and access to the house, we request that nothing else is removed from the house. We will move in our supplies and display tables. Our team will then begin to unearth, sort, clean, photograph, research, stage and price your items for sale.
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Often, we bring in pieces of furniture or show items to “fill in” the spaces where family members have removed items they wish to keep. We have these items on consignment, and they are kept separate from the belongings of the estate. We have found that having the house full of furnishings enhances the sale for the family and generates more traffic through the house, increasing the potential for selling the property.
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As the dates for conducting the estate sale approach, we will take a final photograph of each room that will be attached to an announcement that is sent to our e-mail list and published on our website. We also advertise online and on social media. Our company relies on referrals from local real estate agents and we work with them and the family in marketing the house. Frequently, the real estate agent will display fliers during the estate sale and, hopefully, find someone who may be interested in purchasing the property.
6. Is my estate good for an estate sale?
Likely, yes! We try to help as many families as we can by scheduling sales just about every other weekend through the year. As long as the home is clean (no major problems or smells) and there are items to be sold, we are happy to meet with you and see what we can do.
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