Estate Sale Advisors of Metro Detroit

Which Kind of Sale Fits Your Situation?

There are four ways to clear a home, and picking the wrong one is the most expensive mistake families make. Answer four questions and we will tell you which fits, and why, using the actual housing data for your city rather than generic advice.

Your situation

Pick a city and we will factor in its real housing age and values.

How soon does the house need to be empty?
What is in the house?
Can buyers come into the home?

Our read

Choose a city on the left and the recommendation appears here. Nothing is submitted and nothing is saved.

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019 to 2023). This tool gives you a starting point, not a valuation. A company that has walked the house will always know more than a form.

The four options, plainly

Traditional estate sale
The company prices everything and opens the house for two or three days. Commission is typically 30% to 50% of gross, with no upfront cost. Almost always returns the most money when the house is full and there is time to do it properly.
Online estate auction
Contents are photographed, listed, and collected by appointment. Reaches far more buyers than foot traffic can, suits newer and higher-value items, and works when nobody can come into the house.
Whole-estate buyout
One cash offer for everything, house emptied in days. You get less than a sale would return. You get it immediately, with no weeks of waiting and no strangers in the home.
Cleanout
You pay to have the house emptied. Right only when there is genuinely nothing left worth selling, which is rarer than families assume. Get an opinion before paying anyone to remove things.

Want a second opinion from someone who has seen the house?

Tell us about the home and we will match you with vetted local companies who will give you their honest read, free, with no obligation to hire any of them.

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