Neutral pre-hire checklist
Compare estate liquidators before you sign.
The right questions help families understand fees, conflicts, specialty items, records, and unsold property before an estate sale or liquidation agreement is signed.
Read the Pre-Hire GuideFees and scope
- ✓ What commission, minimum fee, cleanout fee, advertising fee, or other charge may apply?
- ✓ Which services are included and which are billed separately?
- ✓ Who pays for hauling, disposal, staging, advertising, security, or specialty help?
Specialty and higher-value property
- ✓ How are jewelry, watches, coins, art, cards, tools, vehicles, and collections handled?
- ✓ What happens when an item is unfamiliar or outside the company’s normal expertise?
- ✓ When will an outside specialist or formal appraiser be recommended?
Conflicts and buying
- ✓ Can the company, its employees, or related parties buy items from the estate?
- ✓ If so, how is that disclosed and how is the price supported?
- ✓ Who decides when an item should be sold outside the general estate sale?
Records and unsold property
- ✓ What inventory or settlement records will the family receive?
- ✓ How are unsold items handled, donated, returned, or removed?
- ✓ What should the executor photograph or document before anything moves?
Get the second look before the sale starts.
Pre-Estate Audit reviews walkthrough videos and photos remotely and returns a triage report. We do not run the sale, buy the property, or take a commission.
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