Serving Allen and Nearby DFW

Heirs in different cities need to see the same estate. Before we visit, walk the rooms with a phone. Shoot each room from the doorway, then close-ups of anything marked, cased or unfamiliar. It is not an inventory. It gives every relative the same picture to talk about.

Then we walk the estate in person. We open the drawers and boxes those photos could not show, set keepsakes aside, and identify the pieces that matter: a gold pocket watch, Asian porcelain, a sterling tea service, a coin collection in a cigar box. You see a purchase offer and a private auction plan for the best pieces, and you pick.

What to photograph

• Marks, stamps, signatures and labels, close enough to read.
• Whole rooms from the doorway, before a single thing is moved.
• The inside of cases, flatware chests and jewelry boxes.
• Paperwork beside an object: receipts, certificates, appraisals, letters.
• Titles and serial plates for vehicles, trailers and machinery.

Pick the route, then the company

A purchase, a private auction and a managed sale are different structures. Settle which one fits your timeline and your comfort with strangers in the house. Then ask every company the same questions: what is covered, what stays, who is on site, and what happens to an item nobody is sure about. Vague answers are an answer.

What the walkthrough adds to your photos

Photos show the room. They do not show the hallmark on the back of a brooch, the signature under a frame's dust cover or the movement inside a watch. We check those in person, one piece at a time, and tell you which items carry the estate's value.

Final step: residual pickup in Allen

After the good pieces are out and donations are decided, some material remains. Allen's code-compliance page names CWD as the contact for scheduling pickup of trash, bulky items and yard waste. Confirm current eligibility, accepted items, fees and timing before counting on it.