Moving quotes are priced by volume and weight. Every sofa, dresser and dining set you take with you is money spent on transport, and if the piece is not coming into the new place it is money spent twice: once to move it, again to store or dispose of it later. Selling before the truck arrives is almost always the better arithmetic.
There is no single right way to do that, which is why this is a menu rather than a package. Some homes are best cleared with an on-site sale over a weekend. Some have twenty valuable pieces and two hundred ordinary ones, and want the valuable ones listed properly online while the rest goes in a single lot. Some people want to hand over a key and see a statement at the end. All three are things we do, and the on-site sale is covered in more depth on our estate sales page.
The right option depends on three things: how much time you have before you need the space empty, how much of the value sits in a few pieces versus spread across many, and how involved you want to be. We work that out in a free walkthrough and tell you which route recovers the most, including when the answer is a simple estate sale rather than anything more elaborate.
Whatever route you pick, the sale terms are the same: 15% of the net sale price, after marketplace fees, and you keep 85%. No commission is taken on anything that does not sell, and never on items you decide to keep. When the house itself has to be emptied afterwards, that is the estate cleanout in Charlotte work, and when the goal is a listing, see real estate transitions.
Estate liquidation, explained.
Estate liquidation is the sale of the contents of a home, usually because the owner has died, is moving or is downsizing. It differs from a single estate sale because it is not limited to one weekend: the same house can be sold on site, listed online, consigned or sent to auction, depending on what each item is.
It suits families with a deadline, executors who need a record of every sale, and owners who would rather not run it themselves. For a move to a smaller home, the same work runs as senior downsizing.
How the sale proceeds are split.
The walkthrough is free and the written quote comes before any work. The quote sets a non-refundable setup fee for the project. Items that sell carry a commission of 15% of the net sale price, after marketplace fees, and you keep 85%. You receive an itemised statement for every sale.
What the family receives.
- ✓Free walkthrough and a written recommendation on which route recovers the most
- ✓Option 1, on-site sale: we price, stage and run the sale where the items already are, so nothing gets moved before it is sold
- ✓Option 2, sell in place, online: photographed and listed while everything stays in your home, with buyers collecting from you
- ✓Option 3, extraction and storage: we remove it, hold it, and sell it on a longer timeline when your deadline is shorter than the market's
- ✓Option 4, fully hands-off fulfillment: we take it, photograph, research, list, negotiate, ship and settle, while you approve prices and receive a statement
- ✓Honest triage of what holds value, what should be donated and what is disposal
- ✓Donation coordination with itemised receipts
- ✓A final clear-out so the house is ready to list, hand back or hand over
- ✓You keep 85% of the net sale price, after marketplace fees, on every route
Why VaultXL.
Selling on site saves you the move
The biggest saving available in a move is not moving the things you are about to sell. If a piece sells where it stands, you never pay to transport it.
Four routes, not one package
An on-site sale, listing in place, extraction with storage, and fully hands-off fulfillment are different jobs suited to different homes. We tell you which fits rather than selling you the one we prefer.
Deadline decides more than value does
Good pieces need weeks of market exposure to reach a fair price. If your deadline is short, the honest answer is a faster route at a lower number, not a promise we cannot keep.
You are never charged on what you keep
Commission applies to items that sell. Change your mind about a piece halfway through and it simply comes off the list.
Where we serve.
Charlotte · Myers Park · Eastover · SouthPark · Dilworth · Plaza Midwood · NoDa · Ballantyne · Cotswold · Elizabeth · Huntersville · Cornelius · Davidson · Matthews · Mint Hill · Waxhaw · Weddington · Fort Mill · Rock Hill
Start with a walkthrough.
A free walkthrough in your home, then a written quote before any work starts.
Frequently asked.
Estate liquidation is the sale of a home's contents, by an on-site sale, online listings, consignment or auction, so the property can be emptied and the proceeds collected. It is usually needed after a death, a move or a downsize.
An estate sale is one way to liquidate: a timed, on-site sale to shoppers. Liquidation is the wider job. It can include that sale, online listings for items that need a wider audience, storage while they sell, donation, and clearing the house afterwards.
Yes, and it is usually the cheapest route. We can run an on-site sale where items are priced and sold where they stand, or photograph and list them online while they stay in your home so buyers collect directly from you.
Then we work backwards from that date and tell you honestly what it costs in recovered value. Tight deadlines mean less market exposure, which means lower prices. If the date is firm, extraction and storage lets the selling continue after you have moved out.
Usually listing individually online, because each item reaches the buyers most likely to pay for it, but it takes the longest. An on-site sale is faster and simpler and typically recovers less per item, though it clears a whole house in a weekend. We compare the routes on your actual contents during the walkthrough.
No. We coordinate buyer pickups and can hold access by written arrangement, which suits clients who have already relocated. You approve prices remotely and receive a settlement statement itemising every sale.
Your choice. They are donated with an itemised receipt, returned to you, or removed. We never charge commission on unsold items.
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