by Julie Hall | Feb 28, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, The Estate Lady Blog, Trash or Treasure?
If I had a dollar for every time I said this to a client, I would be a wealthy woman. It is a difficult occupation being an estate expert who specializes in personal property. They call it personal for a very good reason. When people go to sell their items,...
by Julie Hall | Feb 21, 2011 | The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog, Vultures
Never in a million years would I have thought I would turn out to be “The Estate Lady.” I would have been perfectly content with a career dealing with animals, being a marine biologist, or something more carefree than dealing with heirs and heirlooms each...
by Julie Hall | Feb 14, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, Simplify stuff now, The Estate Lady Blog
The trouble is … “one day” never comes! It’s fascinating what we professionals notice in our clients’ estates. For example, we do see a distinct similarity in almost all of the estates we go into, especially if the estate belonged to an...
by Julie Hall | Feb 7, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, For executors, The Estate Lady Blog, Trash or Treasure?, Vultures
It feels like the personal property world has gone a little bonkers. We have cable shows that demonstrate how to pick and make money off others who do not know the worth of their items, leaving the client feeling taken advantage of. We have people in the industry...
by Julie Hall | Jan 31, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, Distribution, The Estate Lady Blog, Vultures
Joann and her brother were co-executors of their mother’s estate. One day, she decided she didn’t like how her brother was acting regarding the division of mom’s property. So she did what many heirs have done … however unthinkable it was...
