Toss the pots and pans and rely on takeout for the duration?
A will is not an opinion, its a fact.
If not, ask around for local recommendations.
(It has to be someone in your parents state.)
An accountant can help with this.
(The estate lawyer can advise you further on this.)
That means you and one helper can deal with about 16 cubic yards per day.
Use that math to estimate your time and how much help you need.
Make a trip to a big-box store for contractors bags and cardboard boxes.
You get a better sense of accomplishment when you see one room actually cleared.
Theres less emotional attachment to these spaces.
Most people can make easy decisions heretheres a lot of stuff with no sentimental value.
Otherwise youre picking up objects, reminiscing, and putting them down again.
If you dont store your story [for that designated time per hour], youll never actually clean.
Ive found diamond rings, safe-deposit box keys, cash, says Goldstein.
We finda lot of money.
His company will even run a metal detector over the backyard.
But no matter what, youre going to be handling every piece of paper in the house.
Goldstein recommends designating one wall or area for paperwork and stashing it there as you clean out the rooms.
Make piles by category.
Goldstein says, You should be able to whittle this down to two portable file boxes.
Shred everything else if it has identifiable information.
For auctions, he usesEverything But the House.
And take it easy on yourself.
give a shot to be understanding of your siblings, says Paxton.
And at the end of the day, its just stuff.
Dont lose your family over it.
Ive seen families break up over Beanie Babies.
Oh, and another thing: Beanie Babies are not worth anything.
