Guides
Guides for families settling an estate
Honest, practical articles. No fabricated statistics; where numbers appear they are typical ranges that vary by market.
The house · 6 min read
What to Do With a House After a Parent Dies
A practical, step-by-step guide to securing, maintaining, clearing, and ultimately selling, renting, or keeping a parent's home after their death.
Read →Cleanout · 5 min read
Estate Cleanout Cost: What Families Actually Pay
How estate cleanout companies price their work, typical cost ranges by home size (varies by market), what drives the price up, and how to keep it down.
Read →Deciding · 5 min read
Estate Sale vs. Estate Cleanout: Which Do You Need First?
How to tell whether a home's contents justify an estate sale, when to go straight to a cleanout, and how to sequence the two so you do not pay twice.
Read →Probate · 5 min read
How to Choose a Probate Attorney (and What to Ask in the First Call)
When you need a probate attorney, how they charge, how to vet one, and a checklist of questions for the first consultation.
Read →Cleanout · 5 min read
Who Pays for the Estate Cleanout?
Whether the estate, the executor, the heirs, a landlord, or a lender is responsible for cleanout costs, and how reimbursement typically works.
Read →Timeline · 6 min read
A Timeline for Settling an Estate in the First 90 Days
A week-by-week guide to the first three months after a death: documents, notifications, probate, the house, and the decisions that can wait.
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