Guides

    Before you clear the house

    Practical order-of-operations guides for families handling a Florida home and everything in it.

    Guide · Inherited homes

    You inherited a house full of stuff. Here's the order that helps.

    Most families start by filling bags. The better first move is slower: lock up, find the papers, and leave the rest where it is until someone has looked.

    Guide · Executors

    An estate sale plan for executors and personal representatives

    You're responsible for the contents, you may be accountable to other heirs, and you probably have a job. Here's how to keep the household part organized.

    Guide · Out-of-state families

    Handling a Florida home from another state

    You can't drop by on a Tuesday to meet a buyer or check the mail. The plan has to work with you mostly somewhere else.

    Guide · Contents and the house

    The estate sale, the cleanout, then the house

    A full house is hard to show and hard to price. Handling the belongings first usually makes every property decision simpler.