Estate Services
Professional Estate Services
Estate services involve dealing with the contents remaining in a house, when the prior inhabitant will not be returning to the house. This can be due to a death, or a lack of time or desire to address the remaining house contents after a move.
We understand that it is not always possible for you to be there while the estate is settled, for a wide variety of reasons – it’s okay. We also understand and support you if you want to be an active participant in settling the estate, and we are here to provide support and guidance regardless of how involved you are able to be.
Our solution:
There are many arrangements to be made, and dealing with the house and contents can be overwhelming to think about. It’s an understatement to say that it is extra challenging when a loved one has passed.
Darling Solutions can provide families, trustees, and executors with an individualized, comprehensive, and complete plan to settle an estate property. This can be a difficult and emotional time and we will personally attend to coordinating and overseeing every aspect of the closure. We have assisted with many Ottawa estate services, and our team is professional, competent, and reliable.
We have the knowledge and experience needed to sort through household contents and distribute them appropriately. Allow us the honour of helping with all aspects of the estate settlement process.
Consultation
Customized estimate and service proposal- Provide an in-person consultation, or a phone/ email consultation (pictures welcomed!).
- Establish dates and timelines for your service.
- After the consultation, we’ll present you with our service proposal and estimate.
- Contact us if you wish to move forward with our proposal, and we'll take it from there!
Communication
Planning and clear communications- Confirm dates and timelines for your service, and book confirmed dates in our calendar.
- Plan and orchestrate the entire service, including reserving elevators and referring or coordinating outside services as required.
- Email you a detailed service plan, including dates and times, so that you have all the information you need written down in one place.
- Respond to your calls and emails, and answer any questions you may have.
- Provide an invoice by email, after your service is complete.
Service
Provided by our own trucks and team- Bring required supplies to complete your service.
- Sort and pack household contents for family and friends, sale, donation, shredding, recycling, disposal, and hazardous waste.
- Coordinate removal and delivery of items for family and friends, sale, donation, shredding, recycling, disposal, and hazardous waste.
- Coordinate and deliver any contents to be shipped.
- Schedule and oversee the services of appraiser, auctioneer and consignment specialists (if required).
- Arrange contractor referrals and supervise work.
- Provide light cleaning, or referrals for deep cleaning services.
- Stage the house with existing contents to minimize market time, maximize asking price and attract potential buyers.
- Refer a reputable real estate agent, and coordinate with them as needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, not at all! Darling Solutions often helps people who are clearing out their remaining house contents once they’ve already moved.
No, and we understand that it isn’t always possible to be on location with our team. If you are able to label items or provide a list for items that are meant to go to a specific place, that’s definitely very helpful!
Our team is very experienced in sorting through Estates, and we can make decisions on your behalf for what to do with the remaining house contents. If something looks important, we can set it aside to ask you before it is removed from the house.
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