This company went above and beyond for me…read more I bought a few items at great prices at their auction. The process is simple and expectations are clear, there is a designated pick up time and place - they expect you to come in and pick up your items. On pick up day my baby granddaughter was sick. I sent Girlfriends an email explaining I was on grandma duty and asked if they could bring the items to my car - a service they politely but clearly exclude in their on line contract. They respond to my email right away, they offered to bring the stuff out to my car AND an alternative pick up time to assure we did not have to wait. Baby girl slept thru the whole process. Thank you.

If you ever find yourself overwhelmed by a house full of stuff after losing a loved one, **call…read moreGirlfriends Estate Sales. Immediately.** They made what felt like an impossible task so much easier for us. From the start, they were kind, efficient, and incredibly organized. They took a quick inventory, helped us move everything to their warehouse, and handled the entire auction process. And the best part? They have an online portal where you can track everything--kind of like watching your own personal estate sale unfold, but without the stress or the heavy lifting. Every month, they send detailed invoices and, yes, actual **checks** (turns out, your parents' old stuff is worth something!). They follow up, they communicate well, and they genuinely **care** about their clients. If you need estate sale services, **do yourself a favor and work with Girlfriends Estate Sales.** They are wonderful people who do an amazing job, and I can't recommend them highly enough. If I could give them more than five stars, I would!

Fantastic auction house with great reliable people. I can't say enough!…read moreRun to a sale

From the owner: Welcome to Odyssey Estate Sales, your trusted partner for professional online estate sale services…read more We specialize in helping individuals and families manage the often overwhelming process of downsizing, relocating, or liquidating their estate's assets. Our experienced team provides comprehensive estate sale solutions, including expert appraisal, strategic marketing, and a seamless sale experience.

In my and my daughter's (Pamela) experience, Kathy from Sound Estate Company, LLC has been very…read moreprofessional, timely, honest, transparent and kind. She's always been positive and faithful and has never had a negative comment about anything. She was able to sell item's quickly through her online auction which brought in extra money for the family. Kathy has been a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her to anyone. Don L.

I always enjoy using Sound for making estate purchases--they are personable, responsive in…read moreanswering questions and accommodating in helping in arranging for pick ups.

I work in a retirement community and Ruth has helped 7-10 people with transitioning from home to…read moreretirement community. Each interaction has been beyond stellar. One in particular stands out: a new resident moving into memory care had no family to assist, so Ruth went to the house to pack items. She saw he had M&M's literally everywhere, so she bought two beautiful jars and filled them with M&Ms. She saw he had all right-foot shoes so she bought him a new matching pair. She saw he lost weight so she measured him and got him new pants. She saw he loved old western films so when she saw an original signed old western poster she bought it for a focal point in his new living room. His new legal guardian was even blown away by her attention and organization to detail and logistics. WOW. Ruth truly is the Second Daughter to ensure move day is seamless. She remains cool while organizing chaos. She hugs the daughters who are falling apart from stress. She washes dirty laundry, irons socks. She goes the distance with love. I could not recommend her highly enough, and I'm thrilled to have her as a key partner to assist families.

From the owner: Smooth Transitions South Sound provides Senior Move Management and concierge services to…read moreindividuals, families and businesses by working with our clients to shoulder the emotional and physical burdens often associated with senior moving transitions. We offer services such as downsizing, sorting, pack & unpack, new home set up, disposal of unwanted items, community & hospital transitions, estate dispersal, home inventory and a whole lot more. We are just like having that extra daughter, local relative, friend or project manager that provides the personalized assistance you need before, during and after the transition from one home to another. Our focus is to listen, understand and deliver what is most important to our clients. We recognize and respect the fact that our clients are inviting us into their private lives. We are committed to handling your business confidentially with the utmost integrity and compassion. As a small local company, the only agenda we have is yours.

Absolutely--here's a Yelp review that positions you as a real estate broker who has firsthand…read moreexperience seeing how Epic Estate Sales helps clients through major transitions: As a real estate broker, I've seen firsthand how overwhelming an estate, downsizing, or major life transition can be for homeowners and their families. That's why I confidently recommend Epic Estate Sales & Cleanouts. What I love about Epic is that they truly make the process easier from start to finish. Their approach is simple: take what you want, hand them the key, and they handle the rest. From organizing and running the estate sale to cleaning out the property and helping get it ready for the next chapter, they take an enormous amount of work off the family's shoulders. They are professional, compassionate, organized, and incredibly thorough. Whether you're preparing a home to sell, helping a loved one transition, downsizing, or dealing with an estate, having a team you can trust makes all the difference. As a real estate professional, I know how important it is to have a property market-ready--and Epic Estate Sales & Cleanouts is an invaluable resource for getting there. I highly recommend Epic to anyone who wants expert guidance through an estate sale or life transition. They don't just clean out a house--they help people move forward.

Amazing! I have a…read morelot of collector stuff from many different sites. I love seeing their signs out and about. For families: trustworthy, documented, and one of a kind professionalism. For shoppers: Great prices, good staff, and always an efficient setup.

Great to work with.. professional, helpful, fair and friendly. Their estates and auctions provide…read morefair pricing, courteous workers and a great value. Honest to deal with .

It is very hard to won a item at a good price when you are competing against bidders using programs…read moreto grab things at the last second. They should implement a 2 minute rule to give someone like me a extra chance ( not sure if that would help but at least I would have a chance) .I was robbed on 3 items I thought I won in the last 30 seconds or so.

I can't say enough great things about our experience with selling our painting with MBA. The time…read moreand care that went into how they treated us, their patience with all the questions we had, as well as the quick and easy process was an added bonus. They are very professional, curteous and know their stuff. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to sell their art through an auction house.

As a seller of a few Pacific Northwest art pieces from my collection when I moved, I was very…read morepleased and impressed with the art knowledge, follow-through and auction expertise of Michael Mroczek of MBA Auctions. The photography and quality of the electronic brochure was first-class. I feel I received a fair price for each item I sold and MBA was very timely with their payouts following each auction. I would highly recommend them!

I'm leaving this review because my experience with this estate sale/auction company was stressful,…read moreunnecessarily complicated, and ultimately cost us money. My husband and I won nearly $500 worth of items in their Bainbridge Island auction. We live on Camano Island, so pickup required a ferry trip and significant travel time. The night before pickup, we noticed fraudulent activity on our bank account and our bank froze our cards. On the way to pickup, we contacted the company to explain that we would pay in cash. We were told they do not accept cash (or any payment) at the pickup site and were instructed to go to Walmart, buy a gift card, and use it to pay online before we could receive our items. This was odd, but we did it, which delayed us. After payment, we called again to confirm and to say we would be late. We were told it was fine and they would wait. While waiting for the ferry, we called once more to keep them updated. At that point they asked us to come the next morning at 9:00 a.m. instead, which we agreed to. The next morning we arrived early, but the ferry filled up and we had to wait for the next sailing. We immediately contacted the company, apologized, and explained we would arrive about 20 minutes after 9:00. During the ferry ride we received a text saying we had 90 minutes to remove our items. When we arrived, the person on site repeatedly emphasized the 90-minute limit and was rude from the start. Our items were spread throughout a three-story house, and access was only through the garage, so we were running up and down stairs and working as fast as we physically could. As the 90 minutes approached, he repeatedly demanded we choose items to "leave behind," even though we were actively moving everything out and had no intention of abandoning anything we paid for. As such we attempted to remove what we could from inside the house and placed those items next to our car to load. When the 90 minutes ended, he told us we could not take any more of our purchased items and forced us to leave items behind, even the items that we had removed but were not "in our car". He began taking those items we had already carried downstairs and were loading into our car and carried them back into the house. He also ripped a box out of my husband's hands as he was placing it in our trunk. A neighbor, who witnessed what was happening, kindly offered to let us park in his driveway so we could finish packing quickly without blocking anything. The company representative then told us we could not go to the neighbor's driveway and threatened to call the police--then actually did. When the police arrived, the neighbor confirmed we had permission to be there, and the officers told us (correctly) that this was a civil issue to work out with the company, not a police matter. Once we got home and accounted for what we were allowed to take versus what we were forced to leave, we calculated that about $180 worth of items we paid for were kept from us. To make matters worse, many of the items we did receive were not as described and/or not working. I understand "as-is" policies and that estate sales operate on tight schedules, but the way this was handled was hostile and unreasonable--especially given that we were present, working quickly, and communicating throughout the entire process. Over the past 10+ years we have worked with hundreds of estate and auction sellers and have never had an experience as disturbing as this. I strongly recommend that anyone considering bidding with this company read their contract carefully and understand that they may enforce it in a way that benefits them rather than trying to find a reasonable solution. Also worth noting: they have a physical store, so items they deem "abandoned" may simply be resold.

Sheila, you can't just walk off a job and keep the surviving family members money. Especially, if…read moreit's a recent loss. You don't get to break your own contract, and keep a $7444.00 deposit. Deposit means the money would be returned after you did your job. You left me with such a mess that I have to hire someone to undo what you did! Your advetised claims are deceptive. Your people were totally indiscriminate, or untrained because they had 20 ten gallon garbage bags full of new- still in the package, items in those bags. Along with at least 30 reusable items. But the worst was all the bags of recycling they were going to throw out. But, you wouldn't know that because you weren't considerate enough to check in on your people let alone me, the client the 3 days they were here. Even though they told me it was the biggest job you've ever had. Let's hope it's one of the last ones because you have no business doing any kind of business.

My husband and I heard so many great things about Coco before contacting her, but she still…read moreexceeded our expectations. Coco is very professional, knowledgeable, and responsive. All of our questions and concerns were answered promptly with great details. She also did lots of research and analysis for us to make decision and write our offer. I am personally amazed at how she handled things and tried her best to make our offer stronger without pushing us to agree with anything that we're not comfortable with. I am sure every little (and not little) thing she did had helped us won. We were able to purchase our house within a month of working with Coco. And we feel that we got a good deal with the purchase. Thank you, Coco! We always appreciate your thoughtfulness, strategic mind, and hard work.

I cannot give enough stars for Coco! She is amazing! Without her help we would not have found the…read moreperfect home. We have been in our home for 5 months now and I appreciate and love it every day! She makes home-buying/looking fun! Coco has a great personality. She is a very warm person, and has a great sense of humor. We had fun looking for homes with Coco's help. On the days we would look together she'd always organize lunch for everyone and have the printouts of all the homes on our list ready to go. Amazing! She listens and helps you find what you want! She is really good at pulling out details of what you like, your lifestyle, etc ... and she listens. This is reflected in the list she put together for us. She saved us so much time! She took our requirements and built a list we could review online ... and we used a cool tool to tell her which ones we liked. We visited several homes in the process and if there was one we didn't like and she knew others were the same (she ALWAYS visited the homes ahead of time - really does her homework), she'd let us know so we didn't waste our time. She saved us hassle and money! She interfaced with the sellers to ensure we got the best deal possible and deal with all of the overhead. With things in Coco's hands, we knew we did not have to worry. I would recommend Coco to anyone looking to purchase or sell a home.

Total scam appraisal. Crystal was told that this appraisal was for a divorce. She over inflated the…read morevalue of the house by deliberately picking houses that were well above the value/condition/style of this house. Then when the houses were well above the square footage of this house, she used a much smaller square foot cost than the comparable house was worth. For example, the first house was was $328.42 sq'. It is 1045 sq' more than mine. That sq' value would be $343,198. Yet she only took off $190,000. Another Comp home. WAY different and on a corner lot with a huge sound view, built in vacuum system, 12 years newer, A massive rooftop deck with that sound view. She was also instructed that the value needed to be based on Dec 2024 values. She artificially inflated everything by basing this off of Jan 2026 numbers and sales. The attached photo was of the garage. The roof, the furnace, and the hot water tank are 23 years old. The attached picture is of the garage and I asked her "what decrease in value did you assign from the upstairs deck leaking through the ceiling into the garage? She said what leak? I sent her the attached picture because she never stepped foot into the garage. Yet with all of this, she stated the house was in "very good condition". How can she write a detailed appraisal when you didn't even go into the garage?

From the owner: Crystal MacHale, the esteemed owner of our company, has been a stalwart in the Puget Sound area's…read moreappraisal industry for over three decades. Her unwavering commitment to promptly delivering meticulously researched and accurately analyzed appraisal reports is a testament to her expertise and dedication. At Rainier Appraisal Service, we are not just about meeting client expectations but surpassing them. With our wealth of knowledge and experience, we have provided expert witness testimony, advised realtor groups on VA appraisals, and even shared our insights at mortgage lending classes to enlighten and serve our clients better. Rest assured, our appraisal services are conducted with the utmost professionalism, precision, and efficiency, ensuring a reliable and timely process. Free residential real estate appraisal fee quotes within hours!