Nancy and her staff were excellent and professional from start to finish. I highly recommend herread more

My experience with this company involved the liquidation of a neighbor's property, After reading…read moreall other reviews I found identical situations to my experience including negative interactions with the staff, indifference to the impact to the neighborhood as well as leaving a mess behind for others to clean up. We experienced high traffic on our small street and needed someone to help directing cars/trucks when no street parking was available. Staff just laughed when we asked for assistance. Many vehicles double parked leaving no space to maneuver. This situation ever resulted in a fender bender. In addition, customers parked too close to resident's property resulting in damage such as trampled plants and broken irrigation systems. The company unplugged some electrical outlets in the garage, incorrectly turning off the homeowner's irrigation system. This was discovered some time after the fact and after many plants were dying. The entire experience lasted well over a week, from prep for sale to after sale large item pick up. I am posting this information to inform local residents of the many things that can go wrong with this type of service. I hope it helps.

After an initial home visit by a Caring Transitions representative, a team of four individuals…read morespent 4 days in my home evaluating, grouping, and pricing my possessions. They wore masks most of the time and were courteous and respectful. There was an initial charge prior to the first visit and a final payment when the team finished the pricing process. They left the house during the 7-day auction. Once the auction winners had paid for their items and came to my house to pick them up, representatives of Caring Transitions took care of everything. What wasn't sold online was donated or discarded. They left the house totally empty and "broom clean." A week later, I received a check for 65% of the proceeds as was agreed to under contract. Working with this company was easy and pleasant and saved me lots of time and aggravation.

When my close friend died in January 2021, she left a three story house in Lawrenceville crammed to…read morethe rafters with a mix of antiques, ordinary household stuff, and junk. Her only relatives are in Arkansas, so my son ended up taking care of the clean up. She was 80 when she passed and during the last decade, she had increasing mental and emotional problems, and became a hoarder, in addition to never cleaning. My son spent weeks throwing out the worst of the debris, but when we contacted Sue Baumgart at Before You Move the place was still a disaster. My first impulse was an embarrassment to have people see how bad it was, but Sue was quite reassuring and told us she's used to dealing with hoarders and messes. Sue and her team spent two or three days organizing, cleaning, pricing, and staging the sale. When I saw the photos and video tour on her website, I was absolutely stunned. Of course they couldn't do anything about cracked walls and peeling paint, but they hauled out trash and cleaned up the sale items. Before, I was worried that no one would even want to touch the things because they were covered with years of dust and cat hair. The video tour and photos made everything look great, which took a miracle, believe me. Before You Move did a wonderful job advertising the sale, and they really knew how to manage pricing and security. Many of the large antique furniture pieces didn't sell and my son has to dispose of them, but you can't force people to buy stuff. I've read several articles with titles like, "Nobody Wants Your Grandma's Dining Room Set" pointing out that big, bulky, antique furniture is simply not wanted by younger people today who mainly want lighter, airier, minimalist decor. I don't blame Sue because they didn't sell, I'm only adding this for the purpose of keeping expectations reasonable. Since my son and I aren't the owners of all this stuff the actual contract and financial dealings involved the relatives in Arkansas, but they were very pleased when they saw the set up online. If you find yourself in a similar situation of liquidating a home's contents, I would recommend Before You Move.

ROCK STARS in the region for Estate Sales/liquidation that is Sue Baumgart and her" Before You…read moreMove" crew!! If you are in need of the BEST Estate Sales' Liquidation Team in the region, who know the value of items, are extremely professional, can pull off a large estate sale in one week's time (prepping and the actual sale) and have phenomenal contacts in the antique and collectible industry..."Before You Move" is it!! Our parents' hobby for over 25 years was buying and selling antiques and collectibles. We began cleaning out our family house (of 55 years) in Reserve Township to sell this summer and were concerned about finding the right estate sales' team who would know how to sort through and price the 250+ boxes of antiques and collectibles. We hired Sue and her team from Before You Move after having four different estate sale liquidators come through our house for quotes. Before you Move was actually recommended by one of the estate sale liquidators who felt they could not accommodate how large our sale would be. Sue and her team were amazing! Sue has a large crew (6 to 7 staff) and an appraiser in the group as well. Grace, the appraiser, is a key part of the rock star team. The first morning of our sale there were over 70 people lined up around the block by 7:30 am and we didn't open the doors until 8:00 am. We even had someone come in from West Virginia that night before and sleep in their van overnight. Grace worked the crowd that first morning before the doors opened and I could see that she and Sue have a loyal following. Sue and her team did a phenomenal job at setting up in three days' time for a two day sale (our house looked like an antique store!) and their pricing was accurate. They know the value of items and know how to price them right to sell. They made a big dent in the amount of items we had through this sale. We were thrilled with the results of our sale (monetarily as well) and everything Sue said that she and her crew would do for us, they did. Her contacts are priceless! Thank you Sue, Grace and the whole Before You Move Team!

My Family worked with ELS, Bob and crew, June 10th and 11th. The Job was big. I didn't think…read moreanyone was willing to take on. Bob came by and took a look. He said "sure we can do this". Three story house with Four bed, two bath, plus basement. He was good to his word. The job took two days, two forty foot bins, and 2 truckloads of donations. In addition a king size water bed (thanks for taking one for the team, but don't do that again). I wish I had taken photos of the crew. They were so helpful. We were so emotionally attached to my moms things. Bob and Crew were sympathetic and kind. Bob and team Help me and my family get through a rough time. ELS is not cheap. If you have a large job like ours, ELS is worth every penny. Thank you Bob and crew and ELS. Look me up if you make a trip to California, drinks on me. God Bless.

Dave Barone came out to our house to give us some tips before putting our home on the market. He…read morealso guided us in establishing our asking price. In a matter of 30 mins walking through the house, he gave us many suggestions that were "low cost/no cost" to make our home show as well as possible. We spent several days implementing all of his suggestions, and our house sold in one day over asking! Dave really knows this business and he's a great guy to work with as well! Highly recommend!

Wife and I currently live in Syosset, NY and are looking for a house in Pittsburgh, PA…read more We found the perfect house and got nat Barone's name from our engineer. Nat's company is Barone & Sons Inc Appraisers. I spoke with Nat directly for about 45 minutes on the phone. He was very nice and extremely helpful. Nat told me from the info he gathered talking to me that I should save my money and not bother with an appraisal as it would come in much lower than the sale price. And since my wife and I already knew that and were ok with that there was no point in doing an extensive expensive appraisal . At least not at this point. Nat said that if I buy the house and when I go to grieve the taxes then it would be worth getting an appraisal done. Nat is truly a great guy and a great business man. He has earned my trust and all future business. If you need a top notch appraiser for your house in pittsburgh then go to Barone and sons. You will not be sorry you picked them.

This company is amazing! They installed new chain pulls and rewired two lamps for me. The staff…read moreare very accommodating and they truly care about their customers.

Where do I begin???!!! I have nothing positive to say about my experience in this shop. The…read moresalesperson was curt, dismissive, and basically rude. Obviously, I will never return to this store and if anyone asks, I would encourage them to shop e

First, I wouldn't call this an antique mall. There aren't booths and such like typical antique…read moremalls; to me, this just read as an antique store in an old house. There is a ton of stuff but it can be kind of daunting to pick through it. Hard to maneuver around. Lots of creepy old dolls if you're into that. The owner was very friendly and she took down my name and info, as I was looking for something specific.

This was a super cute place! They have A TON is stuff to look at, so give yourself plenty of time…read more The owners' daughter was there the day we went and she was very nice and helpful. Can't wait to take my parents there!

Bonnie and the staff were experienced and very accommodating. They offered us the right package…read morefor our temporary requirements. The furniture was exactly what we needed for our 6 month stay in an apartment. The prices were also very reasonable.

I'm helping a friend get settled after divorce and was looking for a cost effective way to get a…read morenew place furnished. After googling, I found this place. I reached out via the phone and spoke with Bonnie to inquire more about them. I then reached out via FB messenger to see if certain pieces were still available and she was so accommodating and helpful. Yesterday we stopped in to check out some pieces. Bonnie and the gentleman there were both so kind, helpful and understanding. They couldn't have been any nicer. They have a huge selection of furniture, both new and used to choose from. You can rent or buy. A lot of furniture at more "typical" stores right now is on back order which isn't always ideal. Some of the used furniture is in better or worse condition than the next which is to be expected since they can't control how someone cares for the furniture they are leasing. The location was easy to get to with a great parking lot right next door. The space itself was immaculate. Everything was clean and easy to see. They explained how they thoroughly cleaned the each item they lease when it gets turned in which makes me feel much better about buying used from them versus elsewhere. It's definitely a great place to check out if you're in the market for new furniture!