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Index
Foreword
Introduction: But It Was Mom’s!
PART ONE: The Home Front
1: A Tough Call
How to Know When an Aging Parent Needs a New Home
2: Get the Right Mind-Set
Facing the Fully Loaded House
3: Endowment
Why We Get So Attached to Things
4: The First Cut
Going Through It Together
5: Welcome to the Home Front
A Blast from the Past
6: Plan E for Estate Sale
For Sale: Fifty Years of Treasures!
7: How Much Is It Worth?
The Meaning of Value and the Fine Art of Appraising Antiques
8: For Art’s Sake
Art, for What It’s Worth
9: Beyond the Estate Sale
What to Sell Where
10: The Treasure Hunt
Tackling the Pile of Postponement
11: The Really Tough Stuff
What to Do with Photos, Wedding Dresses, Military Medals, and More
PART TWO: You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
12: What the Pros Know
Behind the Scenes at an Estate Sale
13: The Siblings
The Year of the House
14: What’s a Household Worth?
Putting a Price on the Priceless
PART THREE: Downsizing Up
15: Moving On
How to Know When It’s Time
16: Breaking Up with Stuff Is Hard to Do
Help! I Know Better
17: The Browns and the Switzes
Two Couples Leading by Example
PART FOUR: For Keeps
18: Archival Storage
How to Keep Stuff for Almost Ever
19: Handle with Care
Shipping the Heirloom China and Other Breakables
PART FIVE: The Biggest Sale of All
20: Selling the Homestead
Not Suffering Fools Kindly
21: Going, Going, Gone
Five Offers, Two Letters, One House
The Last Word: Some Housekeeping
Acknowledgments
Sources
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