They've listened to my needs. They've acknowledged what I'm going through and they provided…read moreopportunities to assist me.

I reached out to Call 2 Sister to help my mother clear out her parents' home after a heartbreaking…read moresituation. Anabelle and her team showed incredible understanding and compassion, handling all items with care and keeping open communication throughout the entire process. Her gentle energy was comforting, calming, and supportive. They made a very difficult situation much easier to manage, especially as my parents live elsewhere and I took on most of the communication to help the process go smoothly. They were quick, efficient, and showed the utmost respect. I wholeheartedly recommend this company to help lighten the load during such a overwhelming time for those who have lost someone. They did the legwork, and I will be forever grateful for their kindness and assistance.

Highly recommend! Steve is professional and communicative. He let me know status through the…read morenearly 2 months he was clearing out my mom's home. I live an hour away, so he let me know about other situations involved the house not related to his work. He have options for various parts of the process so I could make informed decisions. It can be a very overwhelming and emotional process - he handled my family with such care. Can't speak highly enough about Mission Critical.

From the owner: Mission Critical Corporate and Estate Downsizing is a veteran-owned company dedicated to providing…read moreexpert downsizing, relocation, and asset liquidation services for businesses and individuals. We specialize in corporate relocations, estate liquidations, and personal transitions, offering tailored solutions that meet each client's unique needs. Our veteran-led team ensures a smooth and efficient downsizing process by providing professional sorting, organizing, packing, and valuation services. Whether you're scaling down office spaces, managing an estate, or simplifying a personal residence, Mission Critical is committed to delivering exceptional service with the discipline, efficiency, and attention to detail learned from military experience. Let us handle the logistics while you focus on what matters most.

Gary and Howard Roman cleared out my Mother's house; it was a very full house and they organize…read morewell, explaining each step offering help with everything. Their help made what would have been a nightmare, not too bad at all! Thanks!

These guys are the best We were left with a terrible mess…read morewhen we put dad in a nursing home. Dad was living with a hoarder. It was horrible. I wanted to cry. These guys swooped in and saved the day and our sanity. They are so efficient and professional. Thank you so much for everything.

TL;DR Poor up-front communications, hiding the fact that they went on vacation while our auction…read morewas active, suboptimal policies only on our auction it seemed (red letters on our auction, unlike others, saying things like DO NOT BID IF YOU CANNOT COME DURING THIS WINDOW OF TIME), over-promising and under-delivering, once auction started they stopped communicating altogether and just sent the payout and moved on. They also listed items that were literally part of the house, which we luckily got them to remove in time. The positives: I will mention they did it at short notice, and they waved the $3500 fee to do an online auction. They combined our auction with other auctions to increase the bulk of the auction. Those things we appreciated. And, in person, his wife was nice and I tried to keep things moving to respect her time. But, the actual sale execution had some flaws. The situation: Needed to clear out an estate to sell a house, but was left with too much furniture. Most of the other stuff got donated (and was literally trash). Many other estate-sale people turned us down. The experience started when we discovered "ezAuctions" was out of business. Then our agent mentioned "ezDownsizing" .. In this estate there was a $20000 bedroom set (retail, 1980s, vintage Ralph Lauren), where just one of the pieces had recently sold on ebay for $8000. Most of the other stuff we knew was not that valuable. I was very skeptical. Guy on the phone who called us back (Clay? Brian? No idea...he was The Husband) .. very pushy, said we had only 1 day to "fit it in", and also said exactly what we wanted to hear. "You've got an auction with $6000-8000 dollars easy, maybe even up to $12000 but I don't like giving numbers" ... well, he was way off. The entire auction netted $4k, and we got 60% of that, minus some odd fees that they tacked on that had to do with "no sale items" which I still to this day do not know what we paid for but it added up to another $108 we owed them. His wife arrived and asked us "not to be there" when they took pictures. I get it, people probably tell meaningless stories about the items. It's probably super annoying. Still, it meant they made mistakes by listing parts of the house that were not to be sold at auction, like the whole house central vacuum, and light fixtures. Probable reasons it didn't do well: house was far away from any nearby town and had a Friday afternoon 2 hour window for pickup. This was a bad oversight. Needed a Saturday pickup window. Also, they went on vacation while doing the auction. They stopped responding to our texts and messages. If you just want stuff "gone gone gone" this is a company that will do that for you. If you want to get some value out of it, consider other options. I had been given a 50% off rental for a truck and should have driven it to Everything-But-The-House in Columbus, where the auctions are taken care of in a warehouse and the commissions are way less. (its a sliding scale where higher priced items have less commission!) 40% commission across the board: meaning on anything that sells for more than $1. And yeah, things sold for $1. There's no way to do "reserve" In Pittsburgh, there is a similar service called Hostettlers Auctions (or something like that). I think they use the exact same software. One thing about the Pittsburgh auction house (unrelated company) is that in the fine print they say they actually bid-up on items that are not selling for much. For example I bought through them 10 radios and in the last moments they "bid up" the radios to get more value out of me. I didn't love that they did that, but now that I've been on the other side, I would have appreciated it if they had that sort of service. I had put some stuff into the sale as well, and after I gave them $4000 worth of functional equipment and got $125, I regretted it. I should have also taken my stuff to Columbus instead of to them. What a waste. Even though I explained everything worked and came with spare parts to replace everything that could possibly break in my 3D printing lot, for whatever reason they wrote "UNTESTED MAY NOT WORK" on my auction listings and there was nothing I could do or say to stop it. Just some tidbits: $1200 worth of Snapper XD pro-grade lawn care equipment sold for $17 $2000 worth of 3D printing equipment sold for $200 $20000 Ralph Lauren Safari 3-piece bedroom set sold for slightly less than $2500 (mahogany matching bed, wardrobe, 21-drawer chest) $3600 curved glass antique vintage tiger maple china cabinet sold for $131 .. I had removed the shelves and for some reason they wrote on the listing "May have to take back off to put shelves back in" but that's definitely not the case. Again, no way to correct it. May have affected sale.

Didn't have a good experience, apparently a whole condo full of stuff wasn't enough for them to…read moresell. But could offer me storage and consignment. So I did it myself and saved myself a 35% commission rate. Nice enough but a waste of my time.

This letter will serve as my very high letter of recommendation for real estate agent and broker…read morePhilippa Main. She assisted my brother and me with the sale of our parents' home in April 2022. I have worked with many real estate professionals on several transactions over the years and can say with confidence that Philippa is one of the best I have ever used. Philippa has the qualities that make her an extremely successful and effective agent. We found her extremely knowledgeable and well-attuned to the super fast-changing market of early 2022. She was always attentive to our concerns and very responsive to questions, often responding immediately no matter the time. She showed great attention to detail enabling the sale to be made in less than a week. Our mother had recently passed away and we were raw with grief. Furthermore, we live in California, so it was even more important that we could rely on someone like Philippa to take the reins from beginning to end and that is exactly what she did. She was able to interpret and solve all the questions pertaining to our mother's Trust without the need for outside lawyers, and this was a great convenience to us. We also feel that we got the highest price possible for the house based on her pricing strategy and advice. Philippa exceeded our expectations in every way. The sale went very smoothly and we closed on time. I would not hesitate to recommend Philippa to anyone in need of a listing agent or for the purchase of a home. We interviewed three other agents before deciding on Philippa and she did not disappoint. Every detail was perfect, from the fantastic professional photos, the listing description, to the impeccable transactional aspects leading to the close of escrow. In a nutshell, she is a top tier professional, intelligent, tenacious, fun and talkative, bright and conscientious. If you need an agent/broker then hire Philippa Main. You won't be disappointed.

When getting our property ready to sell in Florida, we worked with Philippa. She was extremely…read moreknowledgeable about the market and helped us price it appropriately. She has one of the best response rates and follow through that we have experienced in our history of buying and selling multiple homes. We would recommend her to our friends and family for sure!

I live in Nevada but had a family home in Cumberland in need of a clean-out in preparation for…read moresale. I was concerned about the valuable contents needing to be cleaned out. Honesty and integrity was a big concern and the local "auction" services there all seemed "dodgy". Several realtors suggested McDonald's liquidation service. I was impressed by their knowledge of antiques and collectibles and the fact they travel to metro areas where these items bring higher prices. Their commission was fair. They cleaned out the contents relatively quickly and I was pleased with the results of the sales. I highly recommend McDonald's Estate Liquidation Service.

Not a very good experience. Went one time to a estate sale ran by mcdonalds liquidations. First…read morethere were customers already at the house grabbing stuff before the company was even there. We found a small shoebox full of Christmas ornaments and took it to them to get a price (nothing was priced). The man working proceeded to shove his hand in the box and throw things around breaking the hat off a snowman in the process. First said it was $20 and before anyone could answer and pay he took 3 ornaments out of the box and then said $10 for the box and $20 for those three. Then again before anyone could answer he grabbed his phone and scanned one of the ornaments with it. Said one of the three is expensive online and that he needed $59 for the Santa ornament and $8 for the box of ornaments including the one he broke by rooting through it. We left empty handed. This place is very unprofessional and clearly lacks knowledge on how to function in their profession.

I bought 10 pieces of jewelry on an online estate sale. All pieces were stated to be sterling…read moresilver and the major gems were named. I knew to be cautious with my bidding since I'm no jewelry expert, but this seller is pretty large and reputable, so I didn't think I overpaid by much. Still, I wanted some assurance of what these pieces were and their approximate value. I selected Ms. Leight because I saw she had a few good online reviews for her business. Exchanging emails was easy and I set up an appointment. Because I emailed descriptions of the jewelry, Ms. Leight recommended a verbal appraisal where she would examine the pieces and describe them while I took notes. This was the best method since the pieces obviously were not expensive nor did not have high quality gems. Ms. Leight does offer written appraisals for that type of work. Ms. Leight was very friendly. She was also very efficient in examining the pieces. She has multiple pieces of GIA-marked equipment. In addition to giving her own estimate of value, she was able to quickly look up similar pieces on the Internet to give a rough retail cost comparison. Her comments were very insightful and I'm very satisfied with her appraisals. I will certainly work with her again, particularly to look at some of the more expensive, finer pieces of inherited jewelry I have.

The service and professionalism were top notch! I'd highly recommend for appraisals.read more

Know ye this: I am myself a man practiced and well-versed in my profession, and I do not bestow…read morecommendation lightly nor without due cause. Yet in my dealings with Dickman and Associates Real Estate Appraisal, I was met with conduct most upright, orderly, and worthy of high regard. Their labors were undertaken with great care and exactness, the discourse betwixt parties was clear and timely, and the appraisal rendered was full, sound, and grounded in true knowledge of the craft. At no time was there confusion, delay, nor any manner of impropriety. JD, the master and keeper of this enterprise, governeth his work with honesty and discernment. He speaketh plainly, suffereth no error lightly, and showeth a rare devotion to truth and accuracy, such as is seldom found in these latter days. His understanding of the art is deep, and his manner most commendable. Therefore do I affirm, without hesitation or reserve, that Dickman and Associates stand as a firm and trustworthy house, fit to be relied upon by any who seek a just and proper appraisal.

sometimes you just know when you are talking to the right person. I had questions about getting an…read moreappraisal done and John was the right person. Speaking to him was like talking to an old friend. John provided some background on himself and that showed me he knew his stuff. some things he mentioned I knew so he confirmed my suspicion. when I'm ready to get this appraisal done, John will be my first call.

My experience with Jennifer Pascal, a property manager with Clagett Enterprises was very negative…read more I was offered a lease that contained illegal clauses and did not respect Maryland Landlord Tenant Law. The lease contained typos and was never corrected / updated according to the Law. 1 clause stated that I was responsible for rodents and pests that may appear in the townhouse, 48 hours after occupancy. During Showing, Jennifer stated that tenants are not responsible for the care of the small lawn. Yet the lease stated the opposite. Getting Jennifer to correct the lawn care and other lease clauses, was a nightmare. There was a "Possession Clause" which stated that the property may not be available, upon the beginning of the Lease term, even though rent has been paid. The Lease was 1 sided and sketchy. When I asked Jennifer for a law-abiding lease, my request was denied.

They should receive a negative star rating. This company manages the homeowners association (HOA)…read morein my community and has raised the HOA fee four times in the past five years. The fee started at $90 and is now $354 for snow and grass removal. The grass is contaminated and full of weeds because it hasn't been maintained properly, yet they do nothing to fix it. There are also issues with parking and traffic, but they continue to ignore them. Make sure you understand the role of the HOA in your community. They are supposed to solve problems, but they don't. I keep wondering where all that money is going.

Wow. Amazing. These are the BEST movers that I've ever used. Jose, Manuel, Alessandro(?) and crew…read morewere extremely FAST and EFFICIENT!! They didn't waste any time and communicated every step of the way. Frankly, they made the IMPOSSIBLE very possible. I am amazed at how efficient they are. Moving is a very stressful endeavor a month out just getting things ready and they made it seamless. Quick, efficient and under budget... yes, under my budget. I won't name names of other movers I've used and paid 30% more for less results. I have a 15 monitor work station that I am very hesitant about anyone touching let alone moving, but these guys handled it like a breeze, especially during a rainy day on top of everything else. I don't usually write reviews, but when a company EXCEEDS my expectations, it's a duty to let others KNOW. I would want the same as well, especially with so many moving companies out there and nightmare stories. These guys are LEGIT and DESERVE their reputation as a TOP PLAYER in the moving business. Sorry for the duplicate review, found my actual account lol.

We were moving within DC and I got quotes from Prince Movers, Mic's Moving, Bookstore Movers, and…read moreAll My Sons Moving. Prince Movers had the initial best rate and their hourly rate was great - far less than the other companies. Plus, they were able to move us on a Saturday. Our team was Carlos, Omar, Marvin, and Rafael. They showed up exactly on time, were polite, worked well together, and kept us fully informed of everything they were doing. One thing that was great is how they took time to prepare the home for the moving process, protecting floors, stairs, and other surfaces to make sure zero damage was done. Their wrapping of items was great - you can definitely tell that they care about protecting your items. Moving is always a pain, but Prince Movers and the team were awesome from the first quote to the final hand shakes with the team. I would recommend them to anybody and I will definitely use them again.