Serving Fort Worth and Nearby DFW

Before anything leaves, we sort a Fort Worth estate into three groups, whether it sits in one house or reaches a storage unit and a lake place: what the family keeps, what has a buyer, and what has neither. The family's group comes first. Photographs, letters, a grandfather's pocket watch and the deed box go aside before we make any offer.

The second group is where the estate's money sits. Gold jewelry, a coin collection in its blue folders, a bronze sculpture, a signed oil over the mantel. We price those piece by piece and tell you whether a purchase or a private auction serves each one better.

One rule that ends most arguments

Anything marked, signed, cased, stamped or sitting beside paperwork goes into the review pile, whatever it looks like. So does anything nobody in the family can name. We read those items during the walkthrough, and you decide with facts in hand instead of guesses.

Donation is a choice, not a default

Good everyday furniture and kitchen goods suit a charity. Ask the organization what it accepts and whether it collects before you promise it a room. We point out which pieces should be sold before anything is donated, so the charity load holds only what belongs there.

What the family sees before deciding

After the walkthrough you get the options in writing: one purchase price for the contents you want sold, an auction plan for the standouts with the agreed fee stated, and a list of what each route leaves behind. Heirs who could not attend read the same page. Nothing moves until the family signs off.

Last step: Fort Worth bulk waste

For the third group, the City of Fort Worth publishes residential bulk waste rules. They cover how a household schedules collection, how material is set out, what is excluded and where the city drop-off alternative is. Check the current terms for the address. Nothing in a waste rule tells you what something is worth, and nothing about a city service describes how a private company will treat your property.