Did you ever wonder why Estate Sale Companies require that the home is vacant during the whole process? Here are a few blatantly honest reasons why:

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• First and foremost: It is not safe to live in the house while it is being set up. Companies are in the process of sorting items, piles are everywhere 
   

• On occasion, the need to work long hours in a home is required. It can be very intrusive to homeowners
   

• It is best for homeowners to have all their items out of the home, or completely locked away days before set-up
   

• It gets confusing for companies to keep the sale items separate from the items homeowners are keeping. Even if they are keeping things in a locked room, there still is always that last minute thing that gets left out that is not supposed to be in the sale
   

• ​Workers are running around with boxes and items, homeowners can block the flow of work
   

• Workers are uncomfortable when homeowners are standing around and watching them
   

• Companies cannot babysit items that are not protected and not locked away. So homeowner's items that are not intended to be sold are vulnerable to customers. As much as we try to avoid this, some customers do not follow the rules and still look under tarps and open unlocked doors to rooms that are not designated for the sale
   

• Companies ALWAYS need driveway access. We are always lugging heavy tables and supplies in and out of the house.

 

• Homeowners, while still living in the home, have been know to do things that are not enjoyed by estate sale companies such as:

  • Moving items around 

  • Repricing items

  • Instructing the workers on what to do

  • Accidentally taking company supplies

  • Talking to workers while they are trying to concentrate on their work

  • Last minute (night before sale) decisions to pull items that were supposed to be in the sale

  • Accusing workers of taking things when they were moved somewhere else in the home

  • Not being ready for the set-up​

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