Harry L. Rinker Offers Helpful Tips for Settling Estates and Downsizing
Rinker's latest book, Sell, Keep or Toss is a helpful guide for anyone faced with liquidating personal property, and would be a handy and inexpensive gift for anyone facing this daunting task.
Many of us will be faced with disposing the lifetime accumulations of our own or those of others. The goal is to maximize profits and minimize leftovers and do it in an easy and stress-free manner. Sell, Keep or Toss offers helpful tips and hard truths for making that happen.
Whether you're the executor of an estate or an empty nester moving to smaller quarters, Sell Keep or Toss is a handy reference for anyone faced with liquidating a residence full of personal property. This well-organized book is an easy read, and full of practical advice as well as Rinker's strong opinions, which he offers based on years of experience in the world of antiques and collectibles.
There are any number of ways to dispose of personal property including auctions, estate sales, garage sales, private sales, and eBay. Mr. Rinker describes them all, including how to find professionals, how to choose the method that right for you, and what to expect in terms of workload, timing, and costs. His event timelines are sure to be helpful tool, especially for executors. He also addresses the financial benefits of donating over tossing.
For those facing the seemingly insurmountable task of emptying a home, an excellent fist step would be reading Sell, Keep or Toss!
Sell, Keep or Toss
by Harry L. Rinker
House of Collectibles 2007
ISBN 978-0-375-72240-0
