An Estate Sale happens when a company like Transitions Estate Sales is hired to help liquidate (sell) the belongings of a person, family, or estate. An estate sale takes place when a family or estate has a large volume of items that need to be sold out of a house, generally due to a move, significant downsize, bankruptcies, divorces, or someone passing away. It is a professional, thorough, delicate, and carefully coordinated process to maximize the value of the assets that will be sold. Estate Sales are open to the public and typically held on weekends. The Transitions Estate Sales team will go into the house, organize, stage, transform the space into a boutique, price everything that can be sold, and advertise the sale. We then open the doors and invite the public to shop inside the house over 2 or 3 days. Our average sales contain 1,000–3,000 items and usually include categories like furniture, artwork, jewelry, fashion, vintage and antique, mid-century modern, and decor.