What Am I Going to Do with All My Stuff? - Softcover

Hall, Julie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989252981 ISBN 13: 9780989252980

Publisher: Estate Lady, LLC, 2015

Synopsis

"What am I Going to Do with All My STUFF?" by Julie Hall, The Estate Lady® offers options, resources, and best practices for the downsizing process.Garages, storage units, and attics are full of stuff because most people don't know how to let go and they have no idea where to begin to simplify their living space. For all these people, Julie Hall gives the brain of an appraiser and liquidator rolled into one. 'What am I Going to Do with All My STUFF?' is her advice on how to thin out the house one room at a time and determine what to keep, sell, donate, and discard.

She discusses what has value, options for selling stuff, and what to do with collections and family heirlooms.Understanding value is critical knowledge for the process of simplifying possessions. This book defines the factors which affect value, like the economy, market trends, changing styles, and generational differences. Characteristics of value, such as condition, provenance, age, material, artist, and style, are discussed to help the consumer realize what has value and why some pieces don't hold their expected value anymore.

Author Julie Hall, The Estate Lady® is a nationally recognized personal property advisor, appraiser and liquidator with decades of experience. This experience provides for the consumer a wealth of very valuable assistance which allows them to simplify their spaces and live free of clutter. Many people want to downsize, or they need to downsize because of financial reasons or an empty nest. After decades of working with estates and downsizers, hoarders and heirlooms, Julie expertly shares her tips and best practices through this guide to empower consumers.

Ms. Hall expertly navigates the emotional aspects of how to make peace with letting go. She addresses potential obstacles like time deadlines and staying on task. So many options are available for selling stuff: professional estate sale, auction, consignment, yard sale. Her book explains the pros and cons of each method and lists important questions to ask when interviewing professional estate liquidators.

This guide has broad consumer appeal; everyone has stuff they don't use, whether one closet or an entire storage unit. At some point, everyone needs to move, downsize, and relieve themselves of belongings they don't need anymore. Julie Hall offers practical and professional solutions to move people from clutter to calm.

About this title

About the Author:

Julie Hall, The Estate Lady®, is a nationally knownpersonal property expert who has assisted thousands of individualsacross the country in the daunting and often painful process of managing their loved one's possessions.

With over 25 years experience,she advises on the distribution and dissolution of personal property,valuation of items, understanding selling options, finding the bestresources, how to minimize family feuds, and how to clear out the family home. She writes and speaks on behalf of seniors, educating them on why it is important to deal with their personal property before a crisisarises. Hall also educates their Boomer children, guiding them throughthe entire process on behalf of their parents.

Her expertise andturnkey services have been sought out by families around the world. Shehas been cited in The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Kiplinger's, AARP,Consumer's Digest, Bloomberg News, MSN Money, LA Times, Smart MoneyMagazine, PBS, Woman Entrepreneur, and numerous radio programs including NPR.

Julie's greatest passion is educating heirs, executors, and professionals who need to understand the complexity of personalproperty issues. Julie has authored six books and hundreds of articles,white papers, and training curriculum. Since 2007, she has directed theAmerican Society of Estate Liquidators® (ASEL), and has led ASEL tobecome the #1 association for estate liquidation professionalsnationwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Estate Lady, LLC
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0989252981
• ISBN 13: 9780989252980
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68