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[Easemakers Podcast E94] Guiding families through estate sales

Estate sales present a unique set of challenges, from complicated family dynamics to maintaining an empty property. Co-founders of the Christie's International Real Estate Group Trusts & Estates Division Leslie Hirsch and Howard Morrel share their tips for estate managers in this episode of the Easemakers Podcast.

By Kristin Twiford

Selling a high-end property is always complicated, but managing an estate sale and all of the different steps that go into it, from distributing assets to family members, to navigating family dynamics and emotions, to maintaining a home while it sits empty, is even more difficult. How do you ensure a smooth transition when emotions are running high? What should you be aware of to ensure nothing slips through the cracks during a long estate process?

In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, Leslie Hirsch and Howard Morrel, co-founders of the Christie’s International Real Estate Group’s Trusts & Estates Division, share their tips for estate managers tasked with preparing for and guiding families through estate sales.

Tune in to hear:

  • What you need to know about insurance and maintenance when no one is living on the property
  • The documents and information to keep at your fingertips
  • The repairs that can impact the value of a property

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