What happens to everything in the house
Your attorney passed this along because the contents of a house are their own job, separate from the legal work. Here is what that job looks like, in plain terms, before you decide anything.
- 01A walkthrough costs nothing and commits you to nothing. We walk every room with you and write down what is there.
- 02You get a written valuation: what the contents are worth, item by item, based on what comparable things have actually sold for.
- 03Anything worth selling is photographed, listed, and sold, and you receive a statement showing each item and what it made.
- 04Anything donated comes back with a tax receipt. Anything disposed of is recorded too, so nothing simply disappears.
- 05The house is handed back broom-clean on a date agreed in writing before the work starts.
You do not have to sort the house before we come. That is the part we are for. Bring questions; the walkthrough is the right time to ask them.
What we do
- · Walk the property free of charge and produce a written inventory valuation the executor can hold on to
- · Photograph and log every item of value, with the price it eventually sold for
- · Sell, donate, or dispose of each item and record which of the three happened
- · Return donation tax receipts and an itemised settlement statement
What we don't
- · Advise your client on the law, the estate, or who is entitled to what
- · Release anything to an heir without the executor's written direction
- · Issue a USPAP appraisal for court, IRS, or insurance use — that is a credentialed appraiser's engagement, and we will say so rather than blur it
- · Take custody of cash, firearms, controlled substances, or original legal documents
Cost: a flat project fee, quoted in writing after the walkthrough and before any work starts. Items sold on your behalf settle separately — VaultXL keeps 15% of what an item sells for and you keep 85%, itemised line by line.
Nobody was paid to give you this
Nobody was paid to put this in your hands. Your attorney gets nothing from VaultXL for passing it along — no money, no gift, no discount, and no arrangement of any kind, now or later. A lawyer is not permitted to accept anything of value in exchange for recommending a service, and we do not offer it. They gave you this because they believe the work is done properly. If you would rather call somebody else, that costs them nothing.
Book a free walkthrough
vaultxl.com/book/estate-transition?ref=PRO-ATTY-CARD
Or call (704) 975-1405 — a person answers.
For the referring professional: vaultxl.com/partners/attorneys?ref=PRO-ATTY
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